Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C8J1524857 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenOct 9, 2023
NM
Last seenMay 15, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
13N1532C8J1524857
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
1532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
524857

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
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 · Oct 9, 2023 – May 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around0M RIOS TRUCKING INC 11647384WH7365/CA
Dec 19, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0M RIOS TRUCKING INC 11647384WH7365/CA
Oct 22, 2024CAI · Full2OOSM RIOS TRUCKING INC 1164738CHHA45/CO
Oct 9, 2023NMII · Walk-around0BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693CHHA45/CO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M RIOS TRUCKING INC1164738Oct 22, 2024May 15, 20253CA
BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC92693Oct 9, 2023Oct 9, 20231GA
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.
4WH7365CAM RIOS TRUCKING INCDec 19, 2024May 15, 20252
CHHA45COM RIOS TRUCKING INCOct 22, 2024Oct 22, 20241
CHHA45COBENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLCOct 9, 2023Oct 9, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026