Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148204H1521941 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenFeb 6, 2025
TN
Last seenSep 5, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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
13N148204H1521941
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2017
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
521941

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 · Feb 6, 2025 – Sep 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 5, 2025NCII · Walk-around3OOSGLOBAL NOBLE LOGISTICS LLC 3965159QA55RM/FL
Jul 23, 2025FLII · Walk-around1GLOBAL NOBLE LOGISTICS LLC 3965159QA55RM/FL
Jun 18, 2025SCIII · Driver-only3OOSDOUGLAS GLOBAL LINK LLC 4265611QA55RM/FL
Jun 5, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1GLOBAL NOBLE LOGISTICS LLC 3965159QA55RM/FL
Feb 6, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0GLOBAL NOBLE LOGISTICS LLC 3965159QA55RM/UK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GLOBAL NOBLE LOGISTICS LLC3965159Feb 6, 2025Sep 5, 20254FL
DOUGLAS GLOBAL LINK LLC4265611Jun 18, 2025Jun 18, 20251FL
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.
QA55RMFLGLOBAL NOBLE LOGISTICS LLCJun 5, 2025Sep 5, 20253
QA55RMFLDOUGLAS GLOBAL LINK LLCJun 18, 2025Jun 18, 20251
QA55RMUKGLOBAL NOBLE LOGISTICS LLCFeb 6, 2025Feb 6, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026