Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148207M1540350 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenNov 10, 2023
NV
Last seenApr 13, 2026
UT
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148207M1540350
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
540350

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
2021

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 · Nov 10, 2023 – Apr 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 13, 2026UTI · Full0MSB TRANSPORT INC 24831794TL6599/CA
Apr 7, 2026CAII · Walk-around1MSB TRANSPORT INC 24831794TL6599/CA
Mar 26, 2026ORII · Walk-around10OOSMSB TRANSPORT INC 24831794TL6599/CA
Mar 7, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSMSB TRANSPORT INC 24831794TL6599/CA
Aug 11, 2024CAI · Full0MSB TRANSPORT INC 24831794TL6599/CA
Mar 6, 2024CAII · Walk-around0MSB TRANSPORT INC 24831794TL6599/CA
Nov 10, 2023NVI · Full0MSB TRANSPORT INC 24831794TL6599/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MSB TRANSPORT INC2483179Nov 10, 2023Apr 13, 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.
4TL6599CAMSB TRANSPORT INCNov 10, 2023Apr 13, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026