Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57JE53304P35A2486 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 21, 2023
MA
Last seenDec 23, 2024
ME
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
57JE53304P35A2486
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
57J

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
E5330

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
5A2486

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 CO.

Prefix basis · 30 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 30 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

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 21, 2023 – Dec 23, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 23, 2024MEIII · Driver-only0INDEPENDENT TRANSPORT LLC 30693903E990/RI
Jun 5, 2024MAII · Walk-around3OOSINDEPENDENT TRANSPORT LLC 30693903E990/RI
Oct 23, 2023NYIII · Driver-only2INDEPENDENT TRANSPORT LLC 30693903E990/RI
Oct 11, 2023RIIII · Driver-only1INDEPENDENT TRANSPORT LLC 30693903E990/RI
Sep 21, 2023MAII · Walk-around2INDEPENDENT TRANSPORT LLC 30693903E990/RI
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INDEPENDENT TRANSPORT LLC3069390Sep 21, 2023Dec 23, 20245RI
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.
3E990RIINDEPENDENT TRANSPORT LLCSep 21, 2023Dec 23, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026