Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148201H1522190 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJul 27, 2023
NV
Last seenNov 19, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
13N148201H1522190
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
14820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
522190

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
2017

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 27, 2023 – Nov 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around1BLUE STAR TRANSPORT INC 17816544VX2602/CA
Aug 29, 2025CAI · Full0BLUE STAR TRANSPORT INC 17816544VX2602/CA
Jul 23, 2025CAI · Full3OOSBLUE STAR TRANSPORT INC 17816544VX2602/CA
Jun 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSBLUE STAR TRANSPORT INC 17816544VX2602/CA
Jun 7, 2024AZII · Walk-around4BLUE STAR TRANSPORT INC 17816544VX2602/CA
Mar 19, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0BLUE STAR TRANSPORT INC 17816544VX2602/CA
Jul 27, 2023NVIII · Driver-only3MNM LOGISTIK INC 34103164PZ6115/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLUE STAR TRANSPORT INC1781654Mar 19, 2024Nov 19, 20256CA
MNM LOGISTIK INC3410316Jul 27, 2023Jul 27, 20231CA
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.
4VX2602CABLUE STAR TRANSPORT INCMar 19, 2024Nov 19, 20256
4PZ6115CAMNM LOGISTIK INCJul 27, 2023Jul 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026