Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148208J1528221 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 12
First seenOct 23, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 6, 2026
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148208J1528221
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
528221

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 23, 2023 – Jul 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSH RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLC 1952527BU3317/OK
Jun 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around2H RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLC 1952527BU3317/OK
May 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around3H RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLC 1952527BU3317/OK
Apr 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around3H RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLC 1952527BU3317/OK
Feb 10, 2026TXI · Full2H RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLC 1952527BU3317/OK
Dec 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSH RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLC 1952527BU3317/OK
Oct 15, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0H RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLC 1952527BU3317/OK
May 13, 2025TXI · Full4OOSH RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLC 1952527BU3317/OK
Mar 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSH RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLC 1952527BU3317/OK
Aug 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around1H RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLC 1952527BU3317/OK
Jan 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around2H RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLC 1952527BU3317/OK
Oct 23, 2023TXII · Walk-around5H RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLC 19525271L71370/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
H RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLC1952527Oct 23, 2023Jul 6, 202612TX
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.
BU3317OK2H RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLCJan 11, 2024Jul 6, 202611
1L71370OKH RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLCOct 23, 2023Oct 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026