Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148209K1531694 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenDec 12, 2023
KS
Last seenFeb 6, 2026
KS
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148209K1531694
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2019
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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
531694

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
2019

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 · Dec 12, 2023 – Feb 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 6, 2026KSII · Walk-around13OOSMELROSE TRANSPORT CORP 23886484RR8502/CA
Nov 26, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1OOSMELROSE TRANSPORT CORP 23886484RR8502/CA
Jan 31, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1MELROSE TRANSPORT CORP 23886484RR8502/CA
Oct 9, 2024NMII · Walk-around0MELROSE TRANSPORT CORP 23886484RR8502/CA
Jan 29, 2024CAI · Full3OOSMELROSE TRANSPORT CORP 23886484RR8502/CA
Dec 12, 2023KSII · Walk-around2OOSMELROSE TRANSPORT CORP 23886484RR8502/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MELROSE TRANSPORT CORP2388648Dec 12, 2023Feb 6, 20266CA
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.
4RR8502CAMELROSE TRANSPORT CORPDec 12, 2023Feb 6, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026