Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1482C7R1563631 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenOct 20, 2023
TN
Last seenDec 2, 2025
TN
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N1482C7R1563631
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
563631

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
1994

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 – Dec 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 2, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0DIXIE PLYWOOD CO OF WASHINGTON D C INC 85376429765T/TN
Oct 29, 2025TNI · Full0DIXIE PLYWOOD CO OF WASHINGTON D C INC 85376429765T/TN
Aug 20, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0DIXIE PLYWOOD CO OF WASHINGTON D C INC 85376429765T/TN
Mar 10, 2025ALII · Walk-around1DIXIE PLYWOOD CO OF WASHINGTON D C INC 85376429765T/TN
Feb 24, 2025TNI · Full0DIXIE PLYWOOD CO OF WASHINGTON D C INC 85376429765T/UK
Oct 1, 2024TNI · Full0DIXIE PLYWOOD CO OF WASHINGTON D C INC 85376429765T/UK
Sep 25, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0DIXIE PLYWOOD CO OF WASHINGTON D C INC 85376429765T/TN
Mar 12, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0DIXIE PLYWOOD CO OF WASHINGTON D C INC 85376429765T/TN
Oct 20, 2023TNI · Full1DIXIE PLYWOOD CO OF WASHINGTON D C INC 85376429765T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIXIE PLYWOOD CO OF WASHINGTON D C INC85376Oct 20, 2023Dec 2, 20259FL
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.
429765TTNDIXIE PLYWOOD CO OF WASHINGTON D C INCOct 20, 2023Dec 2, 20257
429765TUKDIXIE PLYWOOD CO OF WASHINGTON D C INCOct 1, 2024Feb 24, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026