Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57J648206G3572520 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenDec 18, 2023
SD
Last seenSep 22, 2025
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
57J648206G3572520
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 5, 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
57J

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
64820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
572520

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 5 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

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 · Dec 18, 2023 – Sep 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 22, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0BRENNY SPECIALIZED INC 686095STB4061/MN
Mar 29, 2025MTII · Walk-around0BRENNY SPECIALIZED INC 686095STB4061/MN
Nov 12, 2024NYIII · Driver-only1BRENNY SPECIALIZED INC 686095STB4061/MN
Jul 3, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1BRENNY SPECIALIZED INC 686095STB4061/MN
May 9, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0BRENNY SPECIALIZED INC 686095STB4061/MN
Dec 18, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0BUDDE TRUCKING INC 208090STB4061/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRENNY SPECIALIZED INC686095May 9, 2024Sep 22, 20255MN
BUDDE TRUCKING INC208090Dec 18, 2023Dec 18, 20231MN
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.
STB4061MNBRENNY SPECIALIZED INCMay 9, 2024Sep 22, 20255
STB4061MNBUDDE TRUCKING INCDec 18, 2023Dec 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 5, 2026