Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F24820YK500126 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 11, 2024
OH
Last seenAug 14, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1R1F24820YK500126
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2000
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 10, 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
F2482

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
500126

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 · 235 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer

Prefix basis · 235 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 11, 2024 – Aug 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 14, 2026COI · Full10BR EXPRESS INC 2952577PT664U9/PA
May 30, 2025COIII · Driver-only1BR EXPRESS INC 2952577PT66409/PA
Jan 31, 2025WYII · Walk-around3PRIME WAY LLC 4077295PT664U9/PA
Jan 29, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0PRIME WAY LLC 4077295PT664U9/PA
Sep 11, 2024OHI · Full3OOSPRIME WAY LLC 4077295PT664U9/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BR EXPRESS INC2952577May 30, 2025Aug 14, 20262OH
PRIME WAY LLC4077295Sep 11, 2024Jan 31, 20253OH
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.
PT664U9PA2BR EXPRESS INCAug 14, 2026Aug 14, 20261
PT66409PABR EXPRESS INCMay 30, 2025May 30, 20251
PT664U9PAPRIME WAY LLCSep 11, 2024Jan 31, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 10, 2026