Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153207J1525763 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJul 10, 2023
NM
Last seenJul 6, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
13N153207J1525763
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
525763

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
2018

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 10, 2023 – Jul 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 6, 2026COI · Full0PAUL TRANSPORTATION INC 1082105AH5530/OK
Feb 11, 2026OKIII · Driver-only0PAUL TRANSPORTATION INC 1082105AH5530/OK
Sep 23, 2025COI · Full3OOSPAUL TRANSPORTATION INC 1082105AH5530/OK
Sep 23, 2025COI · Full3OOSPAUL TRANSPORTATION INC 1082105AH5530/OK
Apr 28, 2025ARI · Full0PAUL TRANSPORTATION INC 1082105AH5530/OK
Mar 21, 2025NCI · Full4OOSPAUL TRANSPORTATION INC 1082105AH5530/OK
Mar 19, 2024KSII · Walk-around0FRONTIER LEASING INC 134600AH5530/OK
Jul 10, 2023NMII · Walk-around0PAUL TRANSPORTATION INC 1082105AH5530/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PAUL TRANSPORTATION INC1082105Jul 10, 2023Jul 6, 20267OK
FRONTIER LEASING INC134600Mar 19, 2024Mar 19, 20241OK
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.
AH5530OK2PAUL TRANSPORTATION INCJul 10, 2023Jul 6, 20267
AH5530OKFRONTIER LEASING INCMar 19, 2024Mar 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026