Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148205P1553120 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 27, 2023
NE
Last seenFeb 12, 2026
AR
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148205P1553120
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
553120

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
1993

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 27, 2023 – Feb 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 12, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1EDOTEX TRUCKING INC 30677645220597/ME
Oct 31, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2EDOTEX TRUCKING INC 30677645220597/ME
May 13, 2025COII · Walk-around0EDOTEX TRUCKING INC 3067764221B145/TX
Dec 12, 2023TXII · Walk-around2EDOTEX TRUCKING INC 30677645220597/ME
Aug 22, 2023LAIII · Driver-only2OOSEDOTEX TRUCKING INC 30677645220597/ME
Jul 27, 2023NEIII · Driver-only1EDOTEX TRUCKING INC 3067764218C869/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EDOTEX TRUCKING INC3067764Jul 27, 2023Feb 12, 20266TX
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.
5220597ME2EDOTEX TRUCKING INCAug 22, 2023Feb 12, 20264
221B145TX2EDOTEX TRUCKING INCMay 13, 2025May 13, 20251
218C869TX2EDOTEX TRUCKING INCJul 27, 2023Jul 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026