Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C0F1572229 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJun 22, 2023
MS
Last seenNov 7, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N1532C0F1572229
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
572229

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 · 1,587 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,587 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
2015

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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Nov 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around1MORGAN STEEL LLC 2489300278654T/TN
Mar 25, 2025TNII · Walk-around2OOSMORGAN STEEL LLC 2489300278654T/TN
Jan 9, 2024ARII · Walk-around2OOSMORGAN STEEL LLC 2489300278654T/TN
Aug 25, 2023MSI · Full0MORGAN STEEL LLC 24893002786547/TN
Jun 22, 2023MSIII · Driver-only0MORGAN STEEL LLC 2489300278654T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MORGAN STEEL LLC2489300Jun 22, 2023Nov 7, 20255TN
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.
278654TTNMORGAN STEEL LLCJun 22, 2023Nov 7, 20254
2786547TNMORGAN STEEL LLCAug 25, 2023Aug 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026