Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N145300T1571564 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 13, 2023
CA
Last seenNov 6, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
13N145300T1571564
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2026
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
14530

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
571564

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 · 68 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 68 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
2026

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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Nov 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 6, 2025CAI · Full0GERLINGER FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS 7232974BP4367/CA
Jan 23, 2024CAI · Full1GERLINGER FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS 7232974BP4367/CA
Oct 13, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0FERNANDO MEDINA ESCOBEDO 28798454BP4367/CA
Jul 19, 2023CAI · Full0GERLINGER FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS 7232974BP4367/CA
Jun 13, 2023CAI · Full3GERLINGER FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS 7232974BP4367/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GERLINGER FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS723297Jun 13, 2023Nov 6, 20254CA
FERNANDO MEDINA ESCOBEDO2879845Oct 13, 2023Oct 13, 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.
4BP4367CAGERLINGER FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKSJun 13, 2023Nov 6, 20254
4BP4367CAFERNANDO MEDINA ESCOBEDOOct 13, 2023Oct 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026