Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C9P1561778 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenOct 17, 2023
MN
Last seenAug 27, 2025
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N1532C9P1561778
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
13N

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
561778

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

Prefix basis · 1,587 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,587 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
1993

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 17, 2023 – Aug 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 27, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0MDA LOGISTICS INC 2899839927808/IL
May 23, 2025VAI · Full0MDA LOGISTICS INC 28998392899839/IL
Feb 24, 2025MOI · Full0MDA LOGISTICS INC 2899839927808ST/IL
Aug 5, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2MDA LOGISTICS INC 2899839927808ST/IL
Apr 30, 2024COIV · Special0MDA LOGISTICS INC 2899839927808ST/IL
Dec 20, 2023INIII · Driver-only1TRAIN INC 2642345927808ST/IL
Oct 17, 2023MNIII · Driver-only1TRAIN INC 2642345927808ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MDA LOGISTICS INC2899839Apr 30, 2024Aug 27, 20255IL
TRAIN INC2642345Oct 17, 2023Dec 20, 20232IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
927808ILMDA LOGISTICS INCAug 27, 2025Aug 27, 20251
2899839ILMDA LOGISTICS INCMay 23, 2025May 23, 20251
927808STILMDA LOGISTICS INCApr 30, 2024Feb 24, 20253
927808STILTRAIN INCOct 17, 2023Dec 20, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026