Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153201P1548285 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 19, 2023
AL
Last seenMay 13, 2026
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N153201P1548285
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
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
15320

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
548285

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 · 1,231 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,231 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
1993

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 · Jul 19, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026ALI · Full3DORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 2962889BR5308/OK
Sep 30, 2025ALII · Walk-around1DORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 2962889BR5308/OK
Sep 29, 2025ALII · Walk-around2DORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 2962889BT5368/OK
Jul 23, 2025ALI · Full8DORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 2962889BT5368/OK
Sep 23, 2024ALII · Walk-around3DORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 2962889BR5308/OK
Aug 21, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0DORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 2962889BR5308/OK
Jun 21, 2024FLI · Full14OOSDORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 2962889BR5308/OK
Mar 5, 2024ALIII · Driver-only2DORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 2962889BT5368/OK
Jul 19, 2023ALII · Walk-around9DORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC 2962889BR5308/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLC2962889Jul 19, 2023May 13, 20269AL
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.
BR5308OKDORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLCJul 19, 2023May 13, 20266
BT5368OKDORTCH TRANSPORTATIONS LLCMar 5, 2024Sep 29, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026