Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1452C481547349 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 23, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 22, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
13N1452C481547349
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2008
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
1452C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
547349

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 · 126 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 126 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
2008

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 23, 2023 – Jul 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2025CAI · Full0JACQUELINE PAOLA BRIBIESCA RAMIREZ 21616384TB4590/CA
Mar 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSJACQUELINE PAOLA BRIBIESCA RAMIREZ 21616384TB4590/CA
Dec 1, 2023CAII · Walk-around6JACQUELINE PAOLA BRIBIESCA RAMIREZ 21616384TB4590/CA
Oct 23, 2023CAII · Walk-around1FRANCISCO GARCIA SALAS 8817814TB4590/CA
Oct 23, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0JFG INTERNATIONAL INC 20111614KL5499/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JACQUELINE PAOLA BRIBIESCA RAMIREZ2161638Dec 1, 2023Jul 22, 20253CA
FRANCISCO GARCIA SALAS881781Oct 23, 2023Oct 23, 20231BN
JFG INTERNATIONAL INC2011161Oct 23, 2023Oct 23, 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.
4TB4590CAJACQUELINE PAOLA BRIBIESCA RAMIREZDec 1, 2023Jul 22, 20253
4TB4590CAFRANCISCO GARCIA SALASOct 23, 2023Oct 23, 20231
4KL5499CAJFG INTERNATIONAL INCOct 23, 2023Oct 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026