Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14820XP1552058 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenOct 20, 2023
LA
Last seenMay 29, 2026
IA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N14820XP1552058
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
552058

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
1993

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 · Oct 20, 2023 – May 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2026IAII · Walk-around2MP CARRIERS INC 30159251055377ST/IL
Mar 13, 2026MNII · Walk-around5MP CARRIERS INC 3015925905576ST/IL
Jul 31, 2024KYII · Walk-around1MP CARRIERS INC 3015925980924ST/IL
Jul 22, 2024WII · Full2MP CARRIERS INC 3015925980824ST/IL
Oct 20, 2023LAIII · Driver-only2MP CARRIERS INC 3015925905576/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MP CARRIERS INC3015925Oct 20, 2023May 29, 20265IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
1055377STILMP CARRIERS INCMay 29, 2026May 29, 20261
905576STILMP CARRIERS INCMar 13, 2026Mar 13, 20261
980924STILMP CARRIERS INCJul 31, 2024Jul 31, 20241
980824STILMP CARRIERS INCJul 22, 2024Jul 22, 20241
905576ILMP CARRIERS INCOct 20, 2023Oct 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026