Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C9J1525391 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
36 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenAug 24, 2023
NM
Last seenAug 10, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N2532C9J1525391
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
525391

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 · Aug 24, 2023 – Aug 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSMOONSTAR EXPRESS LLC 2783179275775D/PA
Jan 8, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2MOONSTAR EXPRESS LLC 2783179275775D/ME
Sep 30, 2025CAI · Full0MOONSTAR EXPRESS LLC 2783179275775D/ME
Mar 23, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1MOONSTAR EXPRESS LLC 27831792757750/ME
Aug 24, 2023NMII · Walk-around2OOSMOONSTAR EXPRESS LLC 2783179275775D/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MOONSTAR EXPRESS LLC2783179Aug 24, 2023Aug 10, 20265PA
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.
275775DPA2MOONSTAR EXPRESS LLCAug 10, 2026Aug 10, 20261
275775DMEMOONSTAR EXPRESS LLCAug 24, 2023Jan 8, 20263
2757750MEMOONSTAR EXPRESS LLCMar 23, 2024Mar 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026