Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C5R1563860 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 1, 2023
NM
Last seenJan 22, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
13N2532C5R1563860
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
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
2532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
563860

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 1, 2023 – Jan 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 22, 2026MOII · Walk-around1OOSDAIMLER LOGISTICS INC 35231064VR6961/CA
Mar 25, 2025AZII · Walk-around1DAIMLER LOGISTICS INC 35231064VR6961/CA
Jul 25, 2024MOII · Walk-around4DAIMLER LOGISTICS INC 35231064VR6961/CA
Aug 22, 2023KSIII · Driver-only2TA TRANS INC 22911904VR6961/CA
Aug 1, 2023NMII · Walk-around3TA TRANS INC 22911904VR6961/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAIMLER LOGISTICS INC3523106Jul 25, 2024Jan 22, 20263IL
TA TRANS INC2291190Aug 1, 2023Aug 22, 20232IL
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.
4VR6961CADAIMLER LOGISTICS INCJul 25, 2024Jan 22, 20263
4VR6961CATA TRANS INCAug 1, 2023Aug 22, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026