Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148207K1537252 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJul 10, 2023
CO
Last seenJul 7, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
13N148207K1537252
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2019
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
537252

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
2019

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 · Jul 10, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around0CHANI TRUCKING LLC 4199427253B783/TX
May 20, 2025MSII · Walk-around0CHANI TRUCKING LLC 4199427253B783/TX
Feb 4, 2025TXI · Full0CHANI TRUCKING LLC 4199427253B783/TX
Jan 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around0CHANI TRUCKING LLC 4199427253B783/TX
Aug 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around0CHANI TRUCKING LLC 4199427000130/OK
Jul 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around0CHANI TRUCKING LLC 4199427000059/OK
Nov 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSPULLING SAFE TRUCKING LLC 25638424SY7025/CA
Nov 17, 2023ARII · Walk-around2OOSPULLING SAFE TRUCKING LLC 25638424SY7025/CA
Aug 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around2PULLING SAFE TRUCKING LLC 2563842716463/IL
Jul 10, 2023COIII · Driver-only1PULLING SAFE TRUCKING LLC 25638424SY7025/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHANI TRUCKING LLC4199427Jul 10, 2024Jul 7, 20266TX
PULLING SAFE TRUCKING LLC2563842Jul 10, 2023Nov 22, 20234TX
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.
253B783TX2CHANI TRUCKING LLCJan 15, 2025Jul 7, 20264
000130OKCHANI TRUCKING LLCAug 19, 2024Aug 19, 20241
000059OKCHANI TRUCKING LLCJul 10, 2024Jul 10, 20241
4SY7025CAPULLING SAFE TRUCKING LLCJul 10, 2023Nov 22, 20233
716463ILPULLING SAFE TRUCKING LLCAug 7, 2023Aug 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026