Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1452C881546690 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 31, 2024
CA
Last seenMar 25, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
13N1452C881546690
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
546690

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 · Jul 31, 2024 – Mar 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 25, 2026CAII · Walk-around1JVS EXPRESS INC 33664004LH1217/CA
Mar 5, 2026CAI · Full4JVS EXPRESS INC 33664004LH1217/CA
Oct 31, 2025CAII · Walk-around2JVS EXPRESS INC 33664004LH1217/CA
May 13, 2025CAI · Full0FRANCISCO C CRUZ 26811644LH1217/CA
Sep 26, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0FRANCISCO C CRUZ 26811644LH1217/CA
Jul 31, 2024CAI · Full0GUSTAVO GUZMAN VIRGEN 14969784LH1217/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JVS EXPRESS INC3366400Oct 31, 2025Mar 25, 20263CA
FRANCISCO C CRUZ2681164Sep 26, 2024May 13, 20252CA
GUSTAVO GUZMAN VIRGEN1496978Jul 31, 2024Jul 31, 20241CA
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.
4LH1217CAJVS EXPRESS INCOct 31, 2025Mar 25, 20263
4LH1217CAFRANCISCO C CRUZSep 26, 2024May 13, 20252
4LH1217CAGUSTAVO GUZMAN VIRGENJul 31, 2024Jul 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026