Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C6R1562913 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenOct 27, 2023
NM
Last seenMar 2, 2026
CA
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
13N2532C6R1562913
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
562913

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 · Oct 27, 2023 – Mar 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 2, 2026CAI · Full2OOSSUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552929839ST/IL
Nov 3, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552929839ST/IL
Apr 19, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552929839ST/IL
Feb 25, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552929839ST/IL
Oct 14, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552929839ST/IL
Sep 25, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552929839ST/IL
Sep 7, 2024MSII · Walk-around0SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552929839ST/IL
Oct 27, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0SAFE LINE INC 2475463929839ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUNWAY CARRIERS INC3097552Sep 7, 2024Mar 2, 20267IL
SAFE LINE INC2475463Oct 27, 2023Oct 27, 20231IL
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.
929839STILSUNWAY CARRIERS INCSep 7, 2024Mar 2, 20267
929839STILSAFE LINE INCOct 27, 2023Oct 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026