Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1482C9M1551117 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
5 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenFeb 20, 2026
US
Last seenJul 24, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N1482C9M1551117
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2021
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
1482C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
551117

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 · 808 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 808 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 · Feb 20, 2026 – Jul 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2026TXI · Full4ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 3437096263B789/TX
Jul 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 3437096263B789/TX
Jun 29, 2026TXI · Full1ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 3437096263B789/TX
Jun 18, 2026TXI · Full1ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 3437096263B789/TX
Jun 12, 2026TXI · Full1ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 3437096263B789/TX
Jun 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around1ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 3437096263B789/TX
May 20, 2026USI · Full5ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 3437096263B789/TX
May 12, 2026TXI · Full5ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 3437096263B789/TX
Apr 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around3ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 3437096263B789/TX
Apr 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 3437096263B789/TX
Apr 11, 2026TXI · Full9ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 3437096263B789/TX
Mar 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around3ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 3437096263B789/TX
Mar 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around5ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 3437096263B789/TX
Feb 20, 2026USI · Full4OOSALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL 3437096263B789/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREAL3437096Feb 20, 2026Jul 24, 202614TA
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.
263B789TX2ALMA ORALIA SOTO VILLARREALFeb 20, 2026Jul 24, 202614
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026