Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F04520YK500489 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJan 5, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 27, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 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
1R1F04520YK500489
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2000
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 4, 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
F0452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
500489

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

Prefix basis · 85 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer

Prefix basis · 85 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
2000

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Jan 5, 2024 – Aug 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 27, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2RUNNERZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 43320714UP6649/CA
May 26, 2026CAI · Full4OOSRUNNERZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 43320714UP6649/CA
Apr 30, 2026CAI · Full1RUNNERZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 43320714UP6649/CA
Mar 18, 2026CAII · Walk-around0RUNNERZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 43320714UP6649/CA
Jan 18, 2024CAI · Full1OOSEDUARDO GOMEZ 18019564UP6649/CA
Jan 5, 2024CAI · Full1EDUARDO GOMEZ 18019564CN3201/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RUNNERZ TRANSPORTATION LLC4332071Mar 18, 2026Aug 27, 20264CA
EDUARDO GOMEZ1801956Jan 5, 2024Jan 18, 20242CA
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.
4UP6649CA2RUNNERZ TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 18, 2026Aug 27, 20264
4UP6649CAEDUARDO GOMEZJan 18, 2024Jan 18, 20241
4CN3201CAEDUARDO GOMEZJan 5, 2024Jan 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 4, 2026