Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F348255K550383 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 20, 2023
MD
Last seenApr 7, 2025
ME
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1R1F348255K550383
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Fontaine Trailer
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 7, 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
F3482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
550383

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 · 242 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer

Prefix basis · 242 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 · Sep 20, 2023 – Apr 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2025MEIII · Driver-only0D FORSYTH LTD 1422808TVO289/NB
Mar 18, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1D FORSYTH LTD 1422808TV0289/NB
Nov 8, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0D FORSYTH LTD 1422808TFS399/NB
Sep 20, 2023MDIII · Driver-only0D FORSYTH LTD 1422808TFS399/NF
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D FORSYTH LTD1422808Sep 20, 2023Apr 7, 20254NB
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.
TVO289NBD FORSYTH LTDApr 7, 2025Apr 7, 20251
TV0289NBD FORSYTH LTDMar 18, 2025Mar 18, 20251
TFS399NBD FORSYTH LTDNov 8, 2023Nov 8, 20231
TFS399NFD FORSYTH LTDSep 20, 2023Sep 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026