Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C4R1562912 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 10, 2023
SC
Last seenJul 31, 2026
MI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
13N2532C4R1562912
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
2532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
562912

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 · 1,607 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,607 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
1994

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 · Aug 10, 2023 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026MIII · Walk-around1SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 3525590929841ST/IL
Apr 2, 2026VAI · Full13OOSKENAI TRUCKING LLC 570373929841/IL
Feb 27, 2026NMII · Walk-around1OOSSUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552929841ST/IL
Jan 30, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552929841ST/IL
Jun 11, 2025OHII · Walk-around1SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552929841ST/IL
Aug 22, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552929841ST/IL
Aug 10, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552929841ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC3525590Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261IL
KENAI TRUCKING LLC570373Apr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20261OH
SUNWAY CARRIERS INC3097552Aug 10, 2023Feb 27, 20265IL
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.
929841STIL2SMARTWAY EXPRESS INCJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261
929841ILKENAI TRUCKING LLCApr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20261
929841STILSUNWAY CARRIERS INCAug 10, 2023Feb 27, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026