Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2004 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830941519398 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
38 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 19, 2023
VA
Last seenSep 24, 2026
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 38 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N14830941519398
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
519398

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.

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 · Jul 19, 2023 – Sep 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 24, 2026KSIII · Driver-only0—RVS TRANSPORT INC 4009298QB77XZ/FL
Aug 25, 2026MTII · Walk-around3—RVS TRANSPORT INC 4009298QB77XZ/FL
Jun 22, 2025MOIII · Driver-only1—NEW HORIZON BUSINESS LLC 3390117QB63BE/FL
Sep 8, 2023CAI · Full1—EFFICIENCY USA LLC 3466888QB63BE/FL
Jul 19, 2023VAII · Walk-around5—EFFICIENCY USA LLC 3466888QB63BE/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RVS TRANSPORT INC4009298Aug 25, 2026Sep 24, 20262FL
NEW HORIZON BUSINESS LLC3390117Jun 22, 2025Jun 22, 20251FL
EFFICIENCY USA LLC3466888Jul 19, 2023Sep 8, 20232FL
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.
QB77XZFL2RVS TRANSPORT INCAug 25, 2026 → Sep 24, 20262
QB63BEFL—NEW HORIZON BUSINESS LLCJun 22, 2025 → Jun 22, 20251
QB63BEFL—EFFICIENCY USA LLCJul 19, 2023 → Sep 8, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026