Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N145204R1559945 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
5 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenFeb 13, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 18, 2024
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 5 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N145204R1559945
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
559945

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.

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 · Feb 13, 2024 – Jul 18, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSPHOENIX CORPORATION 288256188B224/TX
Mar 18, 2024USII · Walk-around2—TRANSPORTES CANALES S A DE C V 558899166B224/TX
Feb 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSRELIANCE INC 143532188B224/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PHOENIX CORPORATION288256Jul 18, 2024Jul 18, 20241GA
TRANSPORTES CANALES S A DE C V558899Mar 18, 2024Mar 18, 20241TA
RELIANCE INC143532Feb 13, 2024Feb 13, 20241AZ
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.
188B224TX—PHOENIX CORPORATIONJul 18, 2024 → Jul 18, 20241
166B224TX—TRANSPORTES CANALES S A DE C VMar 18, 2024 → Mar 18, 20241
188B224TX—RELIANCE INCFeb 13, 2024 → Feb 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026