Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C7J1527284 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenJun 15, 2023
WI
Last seenJul 16, 2026
IA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N2532C7J1527284
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
2532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
527284

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 · 1,607 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,607 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
2018

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 · Jun 15, 2023 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1BBTC INC 3318898970010ST/IL
May 13, 2026TNI · Full1BBTC INC 3318898970010ST/IL
Dec 29, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1BBTC INC 3318898970010ST/IL
Jul 2, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0BBTC INC 3318898970010ST/IL
Nov 19, 2024MIII · Walk-around1BBTC INC 3318898970010ST/IL
Aug 14, 2024SDII · Walk-around0BBTC INC 3318898970010ST/IL
Jul 9, 2024MTIII · Driver-only1OOSBBTC INC 3318898970010ST/IL
May 9, 2024MIII · Walk-around1BBTC INC 3318898970010ST/IL
Mar 9, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1BBTC INC 3318898C231993/ME
Nov 17, 2023MAIII · Driver-only3BBTC INC 3318898C231993/ME
Jun 15, 2023WIII · Walk-around1OOSBBTC INC 3318898C231993/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BBTC INC3318898Jun 15, 2023Jul 16, 202611IL
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.
970010STIL2BBTC INCMay 9, 2024Jul 16, 20268
C231993MEBBTC INCJun 15, 2023Mar 9, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026