Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153209H1519649 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenMar 2, 2024
AR
Last seenJun 18, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
13N153209H1519649
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
519649

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
2017

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 · Mar 2, 2024 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSCA TRUCKING INC 21045584RA8566/CA
Jun 2, 2026NCII · Walk-around0CA TRUCKING INC 21045584RA8566/CA
May 29, 2026AZIII · Driver-only3CA TRUCKING INC 21045584RA8566/CA
Oct 24, 2025NMI · Full1XLP EXPRESS INC 37007914RA8566/CA
Oct 22, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0XLP EXPRESS INC 37007914RA8566/CA
Jun 26, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0CA TRUCKING INC 21045584RA8566/CA
Aug 27, 2024ALII · Walk-around1CA TRUCKING INC 21045584RA8566/CA
Mar 2, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0CA TRUCKING INC 21045584RA8566/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CA TRUCKING INC2104558Mar 2, 2024Jun 18, 20266CA
XLP EXPRESS INC3700791Oct 22, 2025Oct 24, 20252CA
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.
4RA8566CA2CA TRUCKING INCMar 2, 2024Jun 18, 20266
4RA8566CAXLP EXPRESS INCOct 22, 2025Oct 24, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026