Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1482C3W1583340 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenSep 26, 2023
US
Last seenAug 20, 2024
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
13N1482C3W1583340
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
583340

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
1998

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 26, 2023 – Aug 20, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 20, 2024USII · Walk-around1JOSE LUIS PENA OLIVARES 35383076LA6C8A/AZ
Aug 7, 2024USI · Full4OOSJOSE LUIS PENA OLIVARES 35383076LA6C8A/AZ
Jun 8, 2024USI · Full4MEP TRUCKING LLC 11953266LA6C8A/AZ
Apr 10, 2024USII · Walk-around4OOSMEP TRUCKING LLC 11953266LA6C8A/AZ
Dec 5, 2023USI · Full7OOSMEP TRUCKING LLC 11953266LA6C8A/AZ
Sep 26, 2023USII · Walk-around4OOSMEP TRUCKING LLC 11953266LA6C8A/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE LUIS PENA OLIVARES3538307Aug 7, 2024Aug 20, 20242SO
MEP TRUCKING LLC1195326Sep 26, 2023Jun 8, 20244AZ
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.
6LA6C8AAZJOSE LUIS PENA OLIVARESAug 7, 2024Aug 20, 20242
6LA6C8AAZMEP TRUCKING LLCSep 26, 2023Jun 8, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026