Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C2R1564489 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenNov 23, 2024
MO
Last seenApr 16, 2026
NM
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N1532C2R1564489
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
564489

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
1994

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 23, 2024 – Apr 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 16, 2026NMII · Walk-around4OOSTA TRANS INC 22911904VT4038/CA
Oct 16, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0TA TRANS INC 22911904VT4038/CA
Oct 12, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0TA TRANS INC 22911904VT4038/CA
Apr 21, 2025COIII · Driver-only0TA TRANS INC 22911904VT4038/CA
Feb 25, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0TA TRANS INC 22911904WKY107/CA
Jan 20, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0TA TRANS INC 22911904WK4107/CA
Jan 6, 2025OKIII · Driver-only1TA TRANS INC 22911904WK4107/CA
Nov 23, 2024MOIII · Driver-only2TA TRANS INC 22911904VK1512/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TA TRANS INC2291190Nov 23, 2024Apr 16, 20268IL
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.
4VT4038CATA TRANS INCApr 21, 2025Apr 16, 20264
4WKY107CATA TRANS INCFeb 25, 2025Feb 25, 20251
4WK4107CATA TRANS INCJan 6, 2025Jan 20, 20252
4VK1512CATA TRANS INCNov 23, 2024Nov 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026