Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N145201J1524557 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenOct 17, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 9, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 33 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
13N145201J1524557
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
13N

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
14520

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
524557

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 · 163 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 163 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
2018

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 · Oct 17, 2023 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026CAI · Full2APACHE FREIGHT TRANSPORT INC 16811964RA8492/CA
Apr 14, 2026CAI · Full0J LEON TRUCKING LLC 25760974RA8492/CA
Feb 27, 2025CAI · Full8OOSJUAN LEON 25343024RA8491/CA
Jul 16, 2024CAI · Full0JUAN LEON 25343024RA8492/CA
Jan 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around4OOSJUAN LEON 25343024RA8492/CA
Oct 17, 2023CAIII · Driver-only3OOSJDV TRUCKING INC 35949604RA8492/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
APACHE FREIGHT TRANSPORT INC1681196Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261CA
J LEON TRUCKING LLC2576097Apr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261CA
JUAN LEON2534302Jan 15, 2024Feb 27, 20253CA
JDV TRUCKING INC3594960Oct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231CA
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.
4RA8492CA2APACHE FREIGHT TRANSPORT INCJul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261
4RA8492CAJ LEON TRUCKING LLCApr 14, 2026Apr 14, 20261
4RA8491CAJUAN LEONFeb 27, 2025Feb 27, 20251
4RA8492CAJUAN LEONJan 15, 2024Jul 16, 20242
4RA8492CAJDV TRUCKING INCOct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026