Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F248245K550538 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 27, 2023
CA
Last seenMar 20, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1R1F248245K550538
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Fontaine Trailer
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
F2482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
550538

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 · 235 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer

Prefix basis · 235 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
2005

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 27, 2023 – Mar 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 20, 2025CAI · Full2GULF STREAM TRANSPORTATION INC 2098366HU29690/OR
Mar 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around0GULF STREAM TRANSPORTATION INC 2098366HU29690/OR
Mar 27, 2024CAII · Walk-around0GULF STREAM TRANSPORTATION INC 2098366HU29690/OR
Dec 13, 2023CAI · Full0GULF STREAM TRANSPORTATION INC 2098366HU29690/OR
Nov 20, 2023ORIII · Driver-only2GULF STREAM TRANSPORTATION INC 2098366HU29690/OR
Jun 27, 2023CAI · Full0GULF STREAM TRANSPORTATION INC 2098366HU29690/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GULF STREAM TRANSPORTATION INC2098366Jun 27, 2023Mar 20, 20256OR
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.
HU29690ORGULF STREAM TRANSPORTATION INCJun 27, 2023Mar 20, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026