Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N4482C911598592 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
2 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMay 7, 2025
TX
Last seenJul 10, 2025
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N4482C911598592
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2001
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
4482C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
598592

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 · 80 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 80 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
2001

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 · May 7, 2025 – Jul 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSPACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 3555020129V38/TX
May 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around0PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 3555027952U81/TX
May 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around2PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 355502257742A/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC355502May 7, 2025Jul 10, 20253IL
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.
0129V38TXPACKARD TRANSPORT LLCJul 10, 2025Jul 10, 20251
7952U81TXPACKARD TRANSPORT LLCMay 20, 2025May 20, 20251
257742AMEPACKARD TRANSPORT LLCMay 7, 2025May 7, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026