Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14820XG1512983 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMar 4, 2024
VA
Last seenDec 17, 2025
VA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N14820XG1512983
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
512983

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.

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 · Mar 4, 2024 – Dec 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 17, 2025VAIII · Driver-only0—SENTRIGARD METAL SYSTEMS LLC 4349838545576TL/VA
Mar 4, 2025VAIII · Driver-only0—SENTRIGARD METAL SYSTEMS LLC 4349838545576TL/VA
Jul 25, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0—HANDY DISTRIBUTION LLC. 32748545576TL/VA
Mar 4, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0—HANDY DISTRIBUTION LLC. 32748545576TL/VA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SENTRIGARD METAL SYSTEMS LLC4349838Mar 4, 2025Dec 17, 20252VA
HANDY DISTRIBUTION LLC.32748Mar 4, 2024Jul 25, 20242VA
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.
545576TLVA—SENTRIGARD METAL SYSTEMS LLCMar 4, 2025 → Dec 17, 20252
545576TLVA—HANDY DISTRIBUTION LLC.Mar 4, 2024 → Jul 25, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026