Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830741521392 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 31, 2023
NM
Last seenOct 9, 2025
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
13N14830741521392
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
521392

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
2004

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 · Aug 31, 2023 – Oct 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 9, 2025SCII · Walk-around3JUAN GUADALUPE ESPINOZA AMARO 4404507220C917/TX
Oct 2, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1JUAN GUADALUPE ESPINOZA AMARO 4404507220C917/TX
Sep 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around4SKYLINE SEVEN EXPRESS LLC 3015876220C917/TX
Aug 31, 2023NMI · Full5OOSSKYLINE SEVEN EXPRESS LLC 3015876220C917/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JUAN GUADALUPE ESPINOZA AMARO4404507Oct 2, 2025Oct 9, 20252TX
SKYLINE SEVEN EXPRESS LLC3015876Aug 31, 2023Sep 22, 20252TX
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.
220C917TXJUAN GUADALUPE ESPINOZA AMAROOct 2, 2025Oct 9, 20252
220C917TXSKYLINE SEVEN EXPRESS LLCAug 31, 2023Sep 22, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026