Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148203D1558862 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenNov 28, 2023
NM
Last seenMar 15, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148203D1558862
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
558862

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
2013

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 28, 2023 – Mar 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around1SALS RELIABLE TRANSPORT SERVICES INC 3007518242C154/TX
Dec 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around0SALS RELIABLE TRANSPORT SERVICES INC 3007518242C154/TX
Nov 28, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0SALS RELIABLE TRANSPORT SERVICES INC 3007518176B553/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SALS RELIABLE TRANSPORT SERVICES INC3007518Nov 28, 2023Mar 15, 20253TX
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.
242C154TXSALS RELIABLE TRANSPORT SERVICES INCDec 26, 2023Mar 15, 20252
176B553TXSALS RELIABLE TRANSPORT SERVICES INCNov 28, 2023Nov 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026