Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830751526996 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenNov 22, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 17, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N14830751526996
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
14830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
526996

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 · 1,781 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,781 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
2005

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 · Nov 22, 2023 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around0MERSUDIN PASALIC 1943968Z11817/TX
Apr 15, 2026TXI · Full1MERSUDIN PASALIC 1943968Z11817/TX
Mar 12, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1MERSUDIN PASALIC 1943968Z11817/TX
Jan 27, 2025MOII · Walk-around2OOSMERSUDIN PASALIC 1943968Z11817/TX
Nov 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around2MERSUDIN PASALIC 1943968Z11817/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERSUDIN PASALIC1943968Nov 22, 2023Jul 17, 20265TX
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.
Z11817TX2MERSUDIN PASALICNov 22, 2023Jul 17, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026