Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532CXC1555602 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenAug 29, 2023
IL
Last seenJul 31, 2026
WV
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N2532CXC1555602
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
555602

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 29, 2023 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026WVII · Walk-around0PATRICK & SONS TRUCKING LLC 3646895V8X999/KY
Nov 19, 2025OHII · Walk-around1OOSPATRICK & SONS TRUCKING LLC 3646895D2V352/KY
Feb 5, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0PATRICK & SONS TRUCKING LLC 3646895D2V352/KY
Oct 28, 2024KYII · Walk-around0PATRICK & SONS TRUCKING LLC 3646895D2V352/KY
Jul 31, 2024NEIII · Driver-only0PATRICK & SONS TRUCKING LLC 3646895D2V352/KY
Jul 26, 2024KYII · Walk-around0PATRICK & SONS TRUCKING LLC 3646895D2V352/KY
Jul 11, 2024MII · Full1PATRICK & SONS TRUCKING LLC 3646895D2V352/KY
Nov 27, 2023KYI · Full0PATRICK & SONS TRUCKING LLC 3646895D2V352/KY
Sep 19, 2023KYI · Full1OOSPATRICK & SONS TRUCKING LLC 3646895D2V352/KY
Aug 29, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0PATRICK & SONS TRUCKING LLC 3646895D2V352/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PATRICK & SONS TRUCKING LLC3646895Aug 29, 2023Jul 31, 202610KY
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.
V8X999KY2PATRICK & SONS TRUCKING LLCJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261
D2V352KYPATRICK & SONS TRUCKING LLCAug 29, 2023Nov 19, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026