Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13NE5230093549171 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
5 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenNov 10, 2025
WA
Last seenApr 15, 2026
WY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13NE5230093549171
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
E5230

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
549171

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 · 43 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 43 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
2009

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 · Nov 10, 2025 – Apr 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 15, 2026WYII · Walk-around1D AMES TRUCKING LLC 2339464Z502854/UT
Jan 6, 2026ORIII · Driver-only4OOSD AMES TRUCKING LLC 2339464Z502854/UT
Nov 13, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1D AMES TRUCKING LLC 2339464TEMP/UT
Nov 10, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0D AMES TRUCKING LLC 2339464L0775344624/UT
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D AMES TRUCKING LLC2339464Nov 10, 2025Apr 15, 20264UT
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.
Z502854UTD AMES TRUCKING LLCJan 6, 2026Apr 15, 20262
TEMPUTD AMES TRUCKING LLCNov 13, 2025Nov 13, 20251
L0775344624UTD AMES TRUCKING LLCNov 10, 2025Nov 10, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026