Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F94829XK990284 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJun 26, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 22, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1R1F94829XK990284
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Not decoded
Model year
1999
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 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
F9482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
990284

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 · 25 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer

Prefix basis · 25 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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 26, 2023 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026TXI · Full6TRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV 7237385345540/ME
Jun 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around2TRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV 7237385345540/ME
May 22, 2026TXI · Full5TRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV 7237385345540/ME
Mar 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around4TRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV 7237385345540/ME
Dec 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around2TRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV 7237385345540/ME
Mar 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around0FERDEL CORPORATION 253038341V784V/TX
Sep 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around0FERDEL CORPORATION 25303835345540/ME
Aug 18, 2024TXI · Full6FERDEL CORPORATION 25303835345540/ME
Dec 8, 2023USI · Full3TRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV 723738154B484/TX
Nov 16, 2023USI · Full4OOSTRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV 723738154B484/MX
Jun 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around3FERDEL CORPORATION 2530383154B484/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CV723738Nov 16, 2023Jul 22, 20267TA
FERDEL CORPORATION2530383Jun 26, 2023Mar 12, 20254TX
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.
5345540ME2TRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CVDec 31, 2025Jul 22, 20265
41V784VTXFERDEL CORPORATIONMar 12, 2025Mar 12, 20251
5345540MEFERDEL CORPORATIONAug 18, 2024Sep 22, 20242
154B484TXTRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CVDec 8, 2023Dec 8, 20231
154B484MXTRANSPORTES FERDEL SA DE CVNov 16, 2023Nov 16, 20231
154B484TXFERDEL CORPORATIONJun 26, 2023Jun 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026