Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153201J1525001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenNov 7, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 23, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N153201J1525001
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
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
15320

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
525001

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 · 1,231 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,231 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 · Nov 7, 2023 – Mar 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 23, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1VISION INTERNATIONAL INC 1312675AD4419/OK
Aug 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around1KL TRUCKING LLC 2816593AD4419/OK
Jul 24, 2024TXII · Walk-around0KL TRUCKING LLC 2816593AD4419/OK
Nov 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around0KL TRUCKING LLC 2816593AD4419/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VISION INTERNATIONAL INC1312675Mar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261IL
KL TRUCKING LLC2816593Nov 7, 2023Aug 5, 20243TX
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.
AD4419OKVISION INTERNATIONAL INCMar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261
AD4419OKKL TRUCKING LLCNov 7, 2023Aug 5, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026