Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148208G1515199 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 15
First seenAug 21, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 29, 2026
CA
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N148208G1515199
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
515199

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
2016

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 21, 2023 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1OOSJOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGAS 31272284PD2871/CA
Apr 7, 2026CAI · Full7OOSJOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGAS 31272284PD2871/CA
Dec 10, 2025CAIII · Driver-only13JOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGAS 31272284PD2871/CA
Nov 18, 2025CAI · Full1JOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGAS 31272284PD2871/CA
Oct 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSJOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGAS 31272284PD2871/CA
Oct 22, 2025CAI · Full3OOSJOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGAS 31272284PD2871/CA
Sep 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around3OOSJOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGAS 31272284PD2871/CA
Feb 13, 2025CAI · Full0JOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGAS 31272284PD2871/CA
Oct 28, 2024CAII · Walk-around1JOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGAS 31272284PD2871/CA
Jul 19, 2024CAI · Full1JOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGAS 31272284PD2871/CA
Apr 5, 2024CAII · Walk-around0L AND A FARMS AND HAULING LLC 31272294PD2871/CA
Jan 12, 2024CAI · Full1JOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGAS 31272284PD2871/CA
Jan 2, 2024CAI · Full4JOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGAS 31272284PD2871/CA
Aug 21, 2023CAI · Full0JOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGAS 31272284PD2871/CA
Aug 21, 2023CAI · Full1OOSJOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGAS 31272284PD2871/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGAS3127228Aug 21, 2023Apr 29, 202614CA
L AND A FARMS AND HAULING LLC3127229Apr 5, 2024Apr 5, 20241MO
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.
4PD2871CAJOSE CRUZ TORRES VILLEGASAug 21, 2023Apr 29, 202614
4PD2871CAL AND A FARMS AND HAULING LLCApr 5, 2024Apr 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026