Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N14830X15997026 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenOct 10, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 20, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N14830X15997026
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2001
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
997026

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
2001

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 10, 2023 – Feb 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around2RIGA TRANSPORT LLC 2037675Y17703/TX
Jan 8, 2026USI · Full3OOSRIGA TRANSPORT LLC 2037675Y17703/TX
Dec 16, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0RIGA TRANSPORT LLC 2037675Y17703/TX
Dec 2, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0RIGA TRANSPORT LLC 2037675Y17703/TX
Jun 27, 2024USI · Full0RENE RIOS LUNA 1603878Y17703/TX
Jun 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around1RIGA TRANSPORT LLC 2037675Y17703/TX
Apr 30, 2024NYIII · Driver-only4RIGA TRANSPORT LLC 2037675Y17703/TX
Apr 15, 2024GAIII · Driver-only3RIGA TRANSPORT LLC 2037675Y17703/TX
Mar 16, 2024USII · Walk-around0RIGA TRANSPORT LLC 2037675Y17703/TX
Oct 10, 2023TXII · Walk-around1RIGA TRANSPORT LLC 2037675Y17703/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RIGA TRANSPORT LLC2037675Oct 10, 2023Feb 20, 20269TX
RENE RIOS LUNA1603878Jun 27, 2024Jun 27, 20241CH
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.
Y17703TXRIGA TRANSPORT LLCOct 10, 2023Feb 20, 20269
Y17703TXRENE RIOS LUNAJun 27, 2024Jun 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026