Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148200M1545728 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenApr 17, 2024
WY
Last seenJun 23, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
13N148200M1545728
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2021
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
14820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
545728

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 · 5,012 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 5,012 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
2021

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 · Apr 17, 2024 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026CAII · Walk-around1CS LOGISTICS LLC 25243514WL7890/CA
Oct 2, 2025CAII · Walk-around2CS LOGISTICS LLC 25243514WL7890/CA
Aug 5, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0CS LOGISTICS LLC 25243514WL7890/CA
Jul 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around1CS LOGISTICS LLC 25243514WL7890/CA
Aug 12, 2024COI · Full5OOSRED KNOLL EXPRESS LLC 3966323TT6651/ID
May 15, 2024AZI · Full8OOSRED KNOLL EXPRESS LLC 3966323TT6651/ID
Apr 17, 2024WYIII · Driver-only1RED KNOLL EXPRESS LLC 3966323TT6651/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CS LOGISTICS LLC2524351Jul 22, 2025Jun 23, 20264CA
RED KNOLL EXPRESS LLC3966323Apr 17, 2024Aug 12, 20243UT
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.
4WL7890CA2CS LOGISTICS LLCJul 22, 2025Jun 23, 20264
TT6651IDRED KNOLL EXPRESS LLCApr 17, 2024Aug 12, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026