Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2027 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F74526VK970873 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 15
First seenJun 30, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 21, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1R1F74526VK970873
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Fontaine Trailer
Model year
2027
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
F7452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
970873

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer

Prefix basis · 4 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
2027

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 · Jun 30, 2023 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026CAII · Walk-around11JOSE LOPEZ GARCIA 31441531WS1452/CA
Jul 6, 2026CAII · Walk-around3OOSJOSE LOPEZ GARCIA 31441531WS1452/CA
Jun 12, 2026CAII · Walk-around0JOSE LOPEZ GARCIA 31441531WS1452/CA
Dec 27, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0JOSE LOPEZ GARCIA 31441531WS1452/CA
Oct 27, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSJOSE LOPEZ GARCIA 31441531WS1452/CA
Oct 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around5JOSE LOPEZ GARCIA 31441531WS1452/CA
Jul 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around1JOSE LOPEZ GARCIA 31441531WS1452/CA
Jan 27, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0JOSE LOPEZ GARCIA 31441531WS1452/CA
Jun 19, 2024CAI · Full1OOSJOSE LOPEZ GARCIA 31441531WS1452/CA
Apr 23, 2024CAI · Full3JOSE LOPEZ GARCIA 31441531WS1452/CA
Apr 19, 2024CAII · Walk-around2OOSJOSE LOPEZ GARCIA 31441531WS1452/CA
Apr 9, 2024CAI · Full6OOSJOSE LOPEZ GARCIA 31441531WS1452/CA
Nov 29, 2023CAII · Walk-around2JOSE LOPEZ GARCIA 31441531WS1452/CA
Nov 9, 2023CAII · Walk-around1JOSE LOPEZ GARCIA 31441531WS1452/CA
Jun 30, 2023CAI · Full1JOSE LOPEZ GARCIA 31441531WS1452/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE LOPEZ GARCIA3144153Jun 30, 2023Jul 21, 202615CA
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.
1WS1452CA2JOSE LOPEZ GARCIAJun 30, 2023Jul 21, 202615
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026