Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Fontaine Specialized Inc

4LFE5230343524428 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
1 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenNov 29, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 22, 2023
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 1 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4LFE5230343524428
Make
Fontaine Specialized Inc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2004
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
4LF

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
E5230

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
524428

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2004

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE SPECIALIZED INC

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 29, 2023 – Dec 22, 2023

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSODEL LOGISTICS LLC 3217037874WM2/MX
Nov 30, 2023TXII · Walk-around2ESPECIALIZADOS WILLIE SA DE CV 2295065874WM2/MX
Nov 29, 2023TXII · Walk-around2ESPECIALIZADOS WILLIE SA DE CV 2295065874WM2/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ODEL LOGISTICS LLC3217037Dec 22, 2023Dec 22, 20231TX
ESPECIALIZADOS WILLIE SA DE CV2295065Nov 29, 2023Nov 30, 20232CH
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.
874WM2MXODEL LOGISTICS LLCDec 22, 2023Dec 22, 20231
874WM2MXESPECIALIZADOS WILLIE SA DE CVNov 29, 2023Nov 30, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026