Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Fontaine Trailer

1R1D035354K540121 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenFeb 19, 2024
PA
Last seenDec 17, 2025
DE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
1R1D035354K540121
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Fontaine Trailer
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
1R1

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
D0353

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
540121

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2004

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Trailer

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 19, 2024 – Dec 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 17, 2025DEIII · Driver-only22MB TRUCKING LLC 3643749TXP56T/NJ
Jun 12, 2025PAIII · Driver-only02MB TRUCKING LLC 3643749TXP56T/NJ
Feb 19, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2OOSR A M TRUCKING INC 520363TXP56T/NJ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
2MB TRUCKING LLC3643749Jun 12, 2025Dec 17, 20252NJ
R A M TRUCKING INC520363Feb 19, 2024Feb 19, 20241NJ
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.
TXP56TNJ2MB TRUCKING LLCJun 12, 2025Dec 17, 20252
TXP56TNJR A M TRUCKING INCFeb 19, 2024Feb 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026