Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N145205J1528711 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 12
First seenJun 28, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 14, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N145205J1528711
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
14520

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
528711

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 · 163 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 163 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
2018

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 28, 2023 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026CAI · Full0MARLON A LAINEZ 27473074RR8536/CA
Feb 13, 2026CAI · Full0MARLON A LAINEZ 27473074RR8536/CA
Feb 26, 2025CAI · Full0MARLON A LAINEZ 27473074RR8536/CA
Feb 10, 2025ORIII · Driver-only2MARLON A LAINEZ 27473074RR8536/CA
Jan 9, 2025CAI · Full2MARLON A LAINEZ 27473074RR8536/CA
Sep 8, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0MARLON A LAINEZ 27473074RR8536/CA
May 8, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0MARLON A LAINEZ 27473074RR8536/CA
Dec 13, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0MARLON A LAINEZ 27473074RR8536/CA
Nov 17, 2023CAII · Walk-around0MARLON A LAINEZ 27473074RR8536/CA
Oct 5, 2023CAII · Walk-around2MARLON A LAINEZ 27473074RR8536/CA
Jul 24, 2023CAII · Walk-around0MARLON A LAINEZ 27473074RR8536/CA
Jun 28, 2023CAI · Full0MARLON A LAINEZ 27473074RR8536/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARLON A LAINEZ2747307Jun 28, 2023May 14, 202612CA
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.
4RR8536CAMARLON A LAINEZJun 28, 2023May 14, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026