Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C7M1545742 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJan 29, 2025
TN
Last seenApr 23, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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
13N2532C7M1545742
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
2532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
545742

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
2021

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 · Jan 29, 2025 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around4MZN TRANSPORT INC 41409375538608/ME
Apr 3, 2026LAII · Walk-around1QUALITY PRO LOGISTICS INC 28416395538608/ME
Jan 29, 2025TNI · Full1OOSQUALITY PRO LOGISTICS INC 2841639258240E/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MZN TRANSPORT INC4140937Apr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261TX
QUALITY PRO LOGISTICS INC2841639Jan 29, 2025Apr 3, 20262TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5538608MEMZN TRANSPORT INCApr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261
5538608MEQUALITY PRO LOGISTICS INCApr 3, 2026Apr 3, 20261
258240EMEQUALITY PRO LOGISTICS INCJan 29, 2025Jan 29, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026