Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2027 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F74822VK970395 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenDec 28, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 29, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1R1F74822VK970395
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Fontaine Trailer
Model year
2027
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
F7482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
970395

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 · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer

Prefix basis · 13 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 · Dec 28, 2023 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026CAI · Full1NORTHWEST EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC 2566678HV17143/OR
Feb 26, 2026CAII · Walk-around1NORTHWEST EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC 2566678HV17143/OR
Sep 22, 2025CAI · Full0NORTHWEST EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC 2566678HV17143/OR
Feb 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSNORTHWEST EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC 2566678HV17143/OR
Jul 10, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1NORTHWEST EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC 2566678HV17143/OR
Feb 28, 2024CAI · Full0NORTHWEST EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC 2566678HV17143/OR
Dec 28, 2023CAII · Walk-around0NORTHWEST EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC 2566678HV17143/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHWEST EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC2566678Dec 28, 2023Apr 29, 20267OR
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.
HV17143ORNORTHWEST EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLCDec 28, 2023Apr 29, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026