Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N253303J1526153 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 3, 2023
WA
Last seenMar 18, 2026
MT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
13N253303J1526153
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1988
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
25330

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
526153

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 · 66 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 66 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
1988

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 3, 2023 – Mar 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2026MTI · Full2F5 TRANSPORT LTD 3915514TE5396/MB
Feb 9, 2025SDII · Walk-around02444104 ALBERTA LTD 3953911TE5396/MB
Aug 15, 2024WAII · Walk-around2OOSRG ROADWAYS LTD 3409387TE5396/MB
Feb 21, 2024MIIII · Driver-only0F5 TRANSPORT LTD 3915514TE5396/MB
Sep 12, 2023KYII · Walk-around02444104 ALBERTA LTD 3953911TE5396/MB
Aug 3, 2023WAIII · Driver-only0RG ROADWAYS LTD 3409387TE5396/MB
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
F5 TRANSPORT LTD3915514Feb 21, 2024Mar 18, 20262MB
2444104 ALBERTA LTD3953911Sep 12, 2023Feb 9, 20252AB
RG ROADWAYS LTD3409387Aug 3, 2023Aug 15, 20242MB
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.
TE5396MBF5 TRANSPORT LTDFeb 21, 2024Mar 18, 20262
TE5396MB2444104 ALBERTA LTDSep 12, 2023Feb 9, 20252
TE5396MBRG ROADWAYS LTDAug 3, 2023Aug 15, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026