Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148209J1523402 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJul 18, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 20, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148209J1523402
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
523402

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 · Jul 18, 2023 – Jun 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around1W2 TRANSPORT LLC 2919201219B401/TX
Oct 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around7W2 TRANSPORT LLC 2919201219B401/TX
Oct 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around2W2 TRANSPORT LLC 2919201219B401/TX
Apr 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSW2 TRANSPORT LLC 2919201219B401/TX
Feb 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around5W2 TRANSPORT LLC 2919201219B401/TX
Jul 18, 2023TXI · Full2OOSW2 TRANSPORT LLC 2919201136C051/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
W2 TRANSPORT LLC2919201Jul 18, 2023Jun 20, 20256TX
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.
219B401TXW2 TRANSPORT LLCFeb 23, 2024Jun 20, 20255
136C051TXW2 TRANSPORT LLCJul 18, 2023Jul 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026