Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532CXF1573280 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenNov 16, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 28, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
13N2532CXF1573280
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
573280

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
2015

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 · Nov 16, 2023 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026CAII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC 19956924NJ7145/CA
Jun 13, 2025NVII · Walk-around1OOSIDFS INC 23731754NJ7145/CA
Mar 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSIDFS INC 23731754NJ7145/CA
Nov 18, 2024OHII · Walk-around1IDFS INC 23731754NJ7145/CA
Nov 14, 2024SDII · Walk-around4OOSIDFS INC 23731752016/CA
Oct 21, 2024NMII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC 19956924NJ7145/CA
Jul 5, 2024UTI · Full0CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC 19956924NJ7145/CA
Nov 16, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC 19956924NJ7145/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC1995692Nov 16, 2023May 28, 20264CA
IDFS INC2373175Nov 14, 2024Jun 13, 20254CA
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.
4NJ7145CACONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLCNov 16, 2023May 28, 20264
4NJ7145CAIDFS INCNov 18, 2024Jun 13, 20253
2016CAIDFS INCNov 14, 2024Nov 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026