Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14820381542781 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenNov 13, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 6, 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
13N14820381542781
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
14820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
542781

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
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 · Nov 13, 2024 – Jul 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 6, 2026CAI · Full0SOCORRO RAMOS & JOSE MARTIN LUNA LOPEZ 9606724WM4070/CA
May 13, 2026CAI · Full1OOSHUGO VIRAMONTES VALENZUELA 8429484WM4070/CA
Jul 24, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3OOSHUGO VIRAMONTES 21326794WM4070/CA
Jun 17, 2025CAI · Full0HUGO VIRAMONTES 21326794WM4070/CA
Mar 13, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1HUGO VIRAMONTES VALENZUELA 8429484WM4070/CA
Nov 13, 2024CAI · Full2OOSHUGO VIRAMONTES VALENZUELA 8429484WM4070/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOCORRO RAMOS & JOSE MARTIN LUNA LOPEZ960672Jul 6, 2026Jul 6, 20261BN
HUGO VIRAMONTES VALENZUELA842948Nov 13, 2024May 13, 20263BN
HUGO VIRAMONTES2132679Jun 17, 2025Jul 24, 20252CA
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.
4WM4070CA2SOCORRO RAMOS & JOSE MARTIN LUNA LOPEZJul 6, 2026Jul 6, 20261
4WM4070CAHUGO VIRAMONTES VALENZUELANov 13, 2024May 13, 20263
4WM4070CAHUGO VIRAMONTESJun 17, 2025Jul 24, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026