Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148204M1545814 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenJun 19, 2023
AZ
Last seenFeb 16, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148204M1545814
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2021
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
545814

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
2021

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 · Jun 19, 2023 – Feb 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 16, 2026AZII · Walk-around4OOSCASTANEDA LOGISTICS LLC 31876064TT9397/CA
Jan 28, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only0CASTANEDA LOGISTICS LLC 31876064TT9397/CA
Nov 7, 2025CAI · Full0ADA TRUCKING INC 41032734TT9397/CA
Sep 5, 2025CAI · Full4OOSCASTANEDA LOGISTICS LLC 31876064TT9397/CA
Feb 27, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2CASTANEDA LOGISTICS LLC 31876064TT9397/CA
Nov 18, 2024CAII · Walk-around2CASTANEDA LOGISTICS LLC 31876064TT9397/CA
Aug 19, 2024CAI · Full1CASTANEDA LOGISTICS LLC 31876064TT9397/CA
Apr 2, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1CASTANEDA LOGISTICS LLC 31876064TT9397/CA
Mar 20, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1CASTANEDA LOGISTICS LLC 31876064TT9397/CA
Jul 27, 2023CAI · Full3OOSCASTANEDA LOGISTICS LLC 31876064TT9397/CA
Jun 19, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0CASTANEDA LOGISTICS LLC 31876064TT9397/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CASTANEDA LOGISTICS LLC3187606Jun 19, 2023Feb 16, 202610CA
ADA TRUCKING INC4103273Nov 7, 2025Nov 7, 20251CA
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.
4TT9397CACASTANEDA LOGISTICS LLCJun 19, 2023Feb 16, 202610
4TT9397CAADA TRUCKING INCNov 7, 2025Nov 7, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026