Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830971542846 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 16
First seenDec 22, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 23, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
13N14830971542846
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2007
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
542846

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
2007

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 · Dec 22, 2023 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026USI · Full8OOSFLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 297891491UP4D/MX
Jul 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around3FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 297891491UP4D/MX
Apr 15, 2026TXI · Full6OOSFLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 297891491UP4D/MX
Apr 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around2FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 297891491UP4D/MX
Feb 5, 2026TXI · Full4OOSFLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 297891491UP4D/MX
Jan 21, 2026TXI · Full8FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 297891491UP4D/MX
Jan 20, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 297891491UP4D/MX
Oct 27, 2025TXI · Full4OOSZORRO TRUCKING LLC 291383691UP4D/MX
Sep 17, 2025TXI · Full5OOSFLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 297891491UP4D/MX
May 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around1FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 297891491UP4D/MX
May 9, 2025TXI · Full2FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 297891491UP4D/MX
Mar 31, 2025TXI · Full2FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 297891491UP4D/CI
Mar 20, 2025TXI · Full1FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 297891491UP4D/CI
Jul 24, 2024TXI · Full2FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 297891491UP4D/CI
Jun 24, 2024TXI · Full4FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 297891491UP4D/CI
Dec 22, 2023TXI · Full6FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 297891491UP4D/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV2978914Dec 22, 2023Jul 23, 202615CI
ZORRO TRUCKING LLC2913836Oct 27, 2025Oct 27, 20251TX
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.
91UP4DMX2FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CVDec 22, 2023Jul 23, 202611
91UP4DMXZORRO TRUCKING LLCOct 27, 2025Oct 27, 20251
91UP4DCIFLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CVJun 24, 2024Mar 31, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026