Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148206M1544289 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 8, 2023
WV
Last seenMar 20, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
13N148206M1544289
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2021
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
544289

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 · Aug 8, 2023 – Mar 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 20, 2026KYIII · Driver-only3AVANTGARDE MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD 31890075250241/ME
Jan 16, 2025NCII · Walk-around0JAY19 TRANSPORT LLC 40722315250241/ME
Aug 8, 2023WVIII · Driver-only1AVANTGARDE MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD 3189007TRT6852/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AVANTGARDE MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD3189007Aug 8, 2023Mar 20, 20262OH
JAY19 TRANSPORT LLC4072231Jan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251NC
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.
5250241MEAVANTGARDE MANAGEMENT GROUP LTDMar 20, 2026Mar 20, 20261
5250241MEJAY19 TRANSPORT LLCJan 16, 2025Jan 16, 20251
TRT6852OHAVANTGARDE MANAGEMENT GROUP LTDAug 8, 2023Aug 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026