Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C2J1524806 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJun 23, 2024
IA
Last seenJun 27, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
13N1532C2J1524806
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
1532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
524806

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 · 1,587 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,587 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 · Jun 23, 2024 – Jun 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 27, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0USA CARRIERS LLC 4465487U854412/TN
Mar 30, 2026VAI · Full3USA CARRIERS LLC 4465487U854412/TN
Jan 21, 2026ILII · Walk-around1OOSUSA CARRIERS LLC 4465487U854412/TN
Nov 18, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0USA CARRIERS LLC 4465487U854412/TN
Jun 10, 2025TNII · Walk-around1OOSQTI TRANS LLC 3854609U854412/TN
Oct 7, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0QTI TRANS LLC 3854609U854412/TN
Sep 11, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0QTI TRANS LLC 3854609U854412/TN
Aug 15, 2024SDIII · Driver-only5QTI TRANS LLC 3854609US54412/TN
Jun 23, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2QTI TRANS LLC 3854609U854412/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
USA CARRIERS LLC4465487Nov 18, 2025Jun 27, 20264MO
QTI TRANS LLC3854609Jun 23, 2024Jun 10, 20255TX
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.
U854412TN2USA CARRIERS LLCNov 18, 2025Jun 27, 20264
U854412TNQTI TRANS LLCJun 23, 2024Jun 10, 20254
US54412TNQTI TRANS LLCAug 15, 2024Aug 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026