Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148204J1523596 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenJun 13, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 28, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148204J1523596
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
523596

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
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 13, 2023 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around1CYLINDER SALES AND TESTING LLC 2801428J511301/LA
Jun 12, 2025LAII · Walk-around1CYLINDER SALES AND TESTING LLC 2801428J511301/LA
Jun 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around1CYLINDER SALES AND TESTING LLC 2801428J511301/LA
Oct 8, 2024TXI · Full6OOSCYLINDER SALES AND TESTING LLC 2801428J511301/LA
Jul 19, 2024TXI · Full2CYLINDER SALES AND TESTING LLC 2801428J511301/LA
May 21, 2024TXI · Full5OOSCYLINDER SALES AND TESTING LLC 2801428J511301/LA
Mar 6, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1CYLINDER SALES AND TESTING LLC 2801428J511301/LA
Oct 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around2CYLINDER SALES AND TESTING LLC 2801428J511301/LA
Jun 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSCYLINDER SALES AND TESTING LLC 2801428J511301/LA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CYLINDER SALES AND TESTING LLC2801428Jun 13, 2023May 28, 20269LA
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.
J511301LACYLINDER SALES AND TESTING LLCJun 13, 2023May 28, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026