Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C3H1519236 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenNov 14, 2023
NM
Last seenApr 12, 2026
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
13N1532C3H1519236
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2017
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
519236

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
2017

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 14, 2023 – Apr 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 12, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0HOUSER TRANSPORT LLC 3452785276B028/TX
Jan 17, 2025TXI · Full3BIG AND RHEA LLC 2945220220B648/TX
Oct 22, 2024NDIII · Driver-only0BIG AND RHEA LLC 2945220125B892/TX
Jul 18, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2BIG AND RHEA LLC 2945220125B892/TX
Jun 25, 2024NDI · Full3BIG AND RHEA LLC 2945220125B892/TX
May 3, 2024KSII · Walk-around2OOSBIG AND RHEA LLC 2945220125B892/TX
Nov 14, 2023NMIII · Driver-only2BIG AND RHEA LLC 2945220125B892/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOUSER TRANSPORT LLC3452785Apr 12, 2026Apr 12, 20261TX
BIG AND RHEA LLC2945220Nov 14, 2023Jan 17, 20256TX
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.
276B028TXHOUSER TRANSPORT LLCApr 12, 2026Apr 12, 20261
220B648TXBIG AND RHEA LLCJan 17, 2025Jan 17, 20251
125B892TXBIG AND RHEA LLCNov 14, 2023Oct 22, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026