Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2028 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F04828WK980676 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenMay 9, 2024
CA
Last seenSep 19, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1R1F04828WK980676
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Fontaine Trailer
Model year
2028
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1R1

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F0482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
980676

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

Prefix basis · 93 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer

Prefix basis · 93 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
2028

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Trailer

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 · May 9, 2024 – Sep 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 19, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only3OOSMT TRANS INC 29750894NZ4365/CA
Jul 24, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0MT TRANS INC 29750894NZ4365/CA
Jun 28, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0MT TRANS INC 29750894NZ4365/CA
Jun 12, 2024CAII · Walk-around4MT TRANS INC 29750894NZ4365/CA
May 9, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0MT TRANS INC 29750894NZ4365/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MT TRANS INC2975089May 9, 2024Sep 19, 20255CA
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.
4NZ4365CAMT TRANS INCMay 9, 2024Sep 19, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026