Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1482C181546869 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
8 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenNov 13, 2025
TX
Last seenJul 31, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N1482C181546869
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 6, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
546869

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
2008

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 13, 2025 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSK DEZEL LOGISTICS LLC 204442784T880N/TX
May 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around7K DEZEL LOGISTICS LLC 204442792U761N/TX
Nov 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around12OOSK DEZEL LOGISTICS LLC 204442717P459N/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
K DEZEL LOGISTICS LLC2044427Nov 13, 2025Jul 31, 20263TX
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.
84T880NTX2K DEZEL LOGISTICS LLCJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261
92U761NTXK DEZEL LOGISTICS LLCMay 20, 2026May 20, 20261
17P459NTXK DEZEL LOGISTICS LLCNov 13, 2025Nov 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026