Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N253204C1556489 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenAug 28, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 3, 2026
US
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N253204C1556489
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
25320

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
556489

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 · 307 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 307 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
2012

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 28, 2023 – Mar 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 3, 2026USI · Full12JDK TRANSPORT CORPORATION 2374759201UL9/TX
Aug 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around9OOSJDK TRANSPORT CORPORATION 2374759055C830/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JDK TRANSPORT CORPORATION2374759Aug 28, 2023Mar 3, 20262TX
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.
201UL9TXJDK TRANSPORT CORPORATIONMar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261
055C830TXJDK TRANSPORT CORPORATIONAug 28, 2023Aug 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026