Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14530211595216 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 28, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 25, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
13N14530211595216
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2001
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
14530

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
595216

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 · 68 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 68 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
2001

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 · Sep 28, 2023 – Feb 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 25, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSR GARCIA TRANSPORTATION 26866634HB5872/CA
Oct 28, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0J&M TRANSPORT SERVICES INC 33122054HB5872/CA
Apr 30, 2024CAII · Walk-around1J&M TRANSPORT SERVICES INC 33122054HB5872/CA
Dec 11, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0J&M TRANSPORT SERVICES INC 33122054HB5872/CA
Sep 28, 2023CAI · Full0J&M TRANSPORT SERVICES INC 33122054HB5872/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
R GARCIA TRANSPORTATION2686663Feb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261CA
J&M TRANSPORT SERVICES INC3312205Sep 28, 2023Oct 28, 20244CA
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.
4HB5872CAR GARCIA TRANSPORTATIONFeb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261
4HB5872CAJ&M TRANSPORT SERVICES INCSep 28, 2023Oct 28, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026