Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148202R1563462 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenAug 8, 2023
AZ
Last seenJun 17, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148202R1563462
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
14820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
563462

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 · 5,012 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 5,012 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
1994

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 · Aug 8, 2023 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0RELIABLE ON TIME FREIGHT LLC 19377404VU8792/CA
Mar 16, 2026CAII · Walk-around3OOSRELIABLE ON TIME FREIGHT LLC 19377404VU8792/CA
Jan 27, 2026CAII · Walk-around0RELIABLE ON TIME FREIGHT LLC 19377404VU8792/CA
Jul 28, 2025CAI · Full0RELIABLE ON TIME FREIGHT LLC 19377404VU8792/CA
Jul 22, 2025AZI · Full2RELIABLE ON TIME FREIGHT LLC 19377404VU8792/CA
Jan 23, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0RELIABLE ON TIME FREIGHT LLC 19377404VU8792/CA
Aug 8, 2023AZIII · Driver-only2RELIABLE ON TIME FREIGHT LLC 19377404VU8792/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RELIABLE ON TIME FREIGHT LLC1937740Aug 8, 2023Jun 17, 20267CA
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.
4VU8792CA2RELIABLE ON TIME FREIGHT LLCAug 8, 2023Jun 17, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026