Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13NE5140923512828 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenJul 10, 2024
MO
Last seenFeb 19, 2026
MS
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13NE5140923512828
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2002
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 6, 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
E5140

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
512828

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 3 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
2002

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 · Jul 10, 2024 – Feb 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 19, 2026MSII · Walk-around3OOSBIMAH ENT INC 970953J637199/LA
Aug 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around14OOSBIMAH ENT INC 970953J637199/LA
Jul 18, 2024TXIII · Driver-only3BIMAH ENT INC 970953K637199/LA
Jul 10, 2024MOII · Walk-around3OOSBIMAH ENT INC 970953J637199/LA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIMAH ENT INC970953Jul 10, 2024Feb 19, 20264LA
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.
J637199LABIMAH ENT INCJul 10, 2024Feb 19, 20263
K637199LABIMAH ENT INCJul 18, 2024Jul 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026