Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14820381548001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 30, 2023
NM
Last seenFeb 10, 2026
TN
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N14820381548001
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
548001

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 · Jul 30, 2023 – Feb 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0R & F EXPRESS INC 38495104VJ6805/CA
Aug 14, 2025NVII · Walk-around2R & F EXPRESS INC 38495104VJ6805/CA
Jun 20, 2025MTII · Walk-around0R & F EXPRESS INC 38495104VJ6805/CA
Apr 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around0R & F EXPRESS INC 38495104VJ6805/CA
Sep 6, 2024CAI · Full3OOSR & F EXPRESS INC 38495104VJ6805/CA
Aug 5, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0R & F EXPRESS INC 38495104VJ6805/CA
Apr 12, 2024NMII · Walk-around0R & F EXPRESS INC 38495104VJ6805/CA
Mar 5, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0R & F EXPRESS INC 38495104VJ6805/CA
Jul 30, 2023NMII · Walk-around0R & F EXPRESS INC 38495104VJ6805/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
R & F EXPRESS INC3849510Jul 30, 2023Feb 10, 20269CA
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.
4VJ6805CAR & F EXPRESS INCJul 30, 2023Feb 10, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026