Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148203N1550844 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJan 5, 2024
TN
Last seenMar 25, 2026
IN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148203N1550844
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2022
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
550844

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
2022

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 · Jan 5, 2024 – Mar 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 25, 2026INIII · Driver-only1NIEHOFF TRUCKING INC 548314SP811JBY/IN
Oct 22, 2024INI · Full1NIEHOFF TRUCKING INC 548314SP811JBY/IN
Jul 10, 2024KYI · Full2OOSNIEHOFF TRUCKING INC 548314SP811JBY/IN
Jun 17, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0NIEHOFF TRUCKING INC 548314SP811JBY/IN
May 13, 2024KYII · Walk-around1NIEHOFF TRUCKING INC 548314SP811JBY/IN
Jan 5, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0NIEHOFF TRUCKING INC 548314SP811JBY/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NIEHOFF TRUCKING INC548314Jan 5, 2024Mar 25, 20266IN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
SP811JBYINNIEHOFF TRUCKING INCJan 5, 2024Mar 25, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026