Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C2K1534897 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenNov 8, 2023
MT
Last seenApr 26, 2025
ND
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
13N1532C2K1534897
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
534897

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
2019

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 · Nov 8, 2023 – Apr 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 26, 2025NDI · Full1F & S LOGISTICS LIMITED 3221883907MXX/SK
Dec 17, 2024SDIII · Driver-only1DFS DECK FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1831030TD4404/MB
Sep 5, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0DFS DECK FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1831030TD4404/MB
Aug 20, 2024MIIII · Driver-only0DFS DECK FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1831030TD4404/MB
Aug 3, 2024SDII · Walk-around1DFS DECK FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1831030TD4404/MB
Feb 7, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0DFS DECK FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1831030TD4404/MB
Nov 8, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0DFS DECK FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC 1831030TD4404/MB
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
F & S LOGISTICS LIMITED3221883Apr 26, 2025Apr 26, 20251SK
DFS DECK FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC1831030Nov 8, 2023Dec 17, 20246MB
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.
907MXXSKF & S LOGISTICS LIMITEDApr 26, 2025Apr 26, 20251
TD4404MBDFS DECK FREIGHT SYSTEMS INCNov 8, 2023Dec 17, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026