Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N148304X5989464 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenJun 13, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 11, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
13N148304X5989464
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1999
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
14830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
989464

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 · 1,781 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,781 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
1999

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 · Jun 13, 2023 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around3TARIN TRANSPORTE S A DE C V 333726741TZ6T/MX
May 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSTARIN TRANSPORTE S A DE C V 333726741TZ6T/MX
Mar 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around6CMA LOGISTICS LLC 447704141TZ6T/MX
Dec 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSTARIN TRANSPORTE S A DE C V 333726741TZ6T/MX
Jan 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around1TARIN TRANSPORTE S A DE C V 333726741TZ6T/MX
May 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around5OOSTARIN TRANSPORTE S A DE C V 333726741TZ6T/MX
May 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around2TARIN TRANSPORTE S A DE C V 333726741TZ6T/MX
Apr 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around5TAVAR LLC 226681041TZ6T/MX
Oct 30, 2023TXII · Walk-around3TARIN TRANSPORTE S A DE C V 333726741TZ6T/MX
Oct 27, 2023TXII · Walk-around1TARIN TRANSPORTE S A DE C V 333726741TZ6T/MX
Oct 4, 2023TXII · Walk-around3TARIN TRANSPORTE S A DE C V 333726741TZ6T/MX
Sep 26, 2023USIII · Driver-only0TARIN TRANSPORTE S A DE C V 333726741TZ6T/MX
Jun 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSTARIN TRANSPORTE S A DE C V 333726741TZ6T/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TARIN TRANSPORTE S A DE C V3337267Jun 13, 2023Jun 11, 202611CH
CMA LOGISTICS LLC4477041Mar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261TX
TAVAR LLC2266810Apr 4, 2024Apr 4, 20241TX
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.
41TZ6TMXTARIN TRANSPORTE S A DE C VJun 13, 2023Jun 11, 202611
41TZ6TMXCMA LOGISTICS LLCMar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261
41TZ6TMXTAVAR LLCApr 4, 2024Apr 4, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026