Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N153208P1561633 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenDec 14, 2023
IN
Last seenJul 21, 2025
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
13N153208P1561633
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
561633

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 · Dec 14, 2023 – Jul 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0GEORGIETTA LLC 39674075228796/ME
Jun 9, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2GEORGIETTA LLC 39674075228796/ME
Feb 24, 2025WAII · Walk-around1OOSBYPASS LOGISTICS INC 41430205228796/ME
Dec 30, 2024CAII · Walk-around2OOSBYPASS LOGISTICS INC 41430205228796/ME
Dec 14, 2023INIII · Driver-only1US EXPRESS LOGISTICS III LLC 20918655228796/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GEORGIETTA LLC3967407Jun 9, 2025Jul 21, 20252OH
BYPASS LOGISTICS INC4143020Dec 30, 2024Feb 24, 20252OH
US EXPRESS LOGISTICS III LLC2091865Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231OH
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.
5228796MEGEORGIETTA LLCJun 9, 2025Jul 21, 20252
5228796MEBYPASS LOGISTICS INCDec 30, 2024Feb 24, 20252
5228796MEUS EXPRESS LOGISTICS III LLCDec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026