Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1482C0Y5990740 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
7 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenSep 18, 2025
AZ
Last seenApr 16, 2026
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 7 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
13N1482C0Y5990740
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2000
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1482C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
990740

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 · 808 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 808 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
2000

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 · Sep 18, 2025 – Apr 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 16, 2026USI · Full4MARIA ANGELICA ZEPEDA BALLESTEROS 4493760F0A9H4/AZ
Mar 23, 2026USII · Walk-around2MARTINEZ TRANSPORT LLC 2290194F0A9H4/AZ
Feb 3, 2026USI · Full4EMILIO STEVE VALENZUELA 3053719F0A9H4/AZ
Jan 29, 2026USII · Walk-around6EMILIO STEVE VALENZUELA 3053719F0A9H4/AZ
Jan 2, 2026USII · Walk-around0EMILIO STEVE VALENZUELA 3053719F0A9H4/AZ
Dec 26, 2025AZI · Full4EMILIO STEVE VALENZUELA 3053719F0A9H4/AZ
Dec 4, 2025USI · Full3EMILIO STEVE VALENZUELA 3053719F0A9H4/AZ
Sep 18, 2025AZII · Walk-around1EMILIO STEVE VALENZUELA 30537195ZA8AP/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARIA ANGELICA ZEPEDA BALLESTEROS4493760Apr 16, 2026Apr 16, 20261AZ
MARTINEZ TRANSPORT LLC2290194Mar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261AZ
EMILIO STEVE VALENZUELA3053719Sep 18, 2025Feb 3, 20266AZ
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.
F0A9H4AZ2MARIA ANGELICA ZEPEDA BALLESTEROSApr 16, 2026Apr 16, 20261
F0A9H4AZMARTINEZ TRANSPORT LLCMar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261
F0A9H4AZEMILIO STEVE VALENZUELADec 4, 2025Feb 3, 20265
5ZA8APAZEMILIO STEVE VALENZUELASep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026