Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148209H1518954 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJan 16, 2024
GA
Last seenDec 17, 2025
NE
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148209H1518954
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2017
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
518954

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
2017

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 · Jan 16, 2024 – Dec 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 17, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1PROMEX TRUCKING INC 2841582585025ST/IL
Oct 22, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1PROMEX TRUCKING INC 2841582585025ST/IL
Feb 3, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1PROMEX TRUCKING INC 2841582585025ST/IL
Dec 28, 2024IAII · Walk-around2PROMEX TRUCKING INC 2841582585025ST/IL
Jul 12, 2024IAII · Walk-around3OOSPROMEX TRUCKING INC 2841582585025ST/IL
Jul 2, 2024NMII · Walk-around1PROMEX TRUCKING INC 2841582585025ST/IL
Jan 16, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0PROMEX TRUCKING INC 2841582585025ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PROMEX TRUCKING INC2841582Jan 16, 2024Dec 17, 20257IL
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.
585025STILPROMEX TRUCKING INCJan 16, 2024Dec 17, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026