Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C3P1553790 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenJul 10, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 19, 2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
13N1532C3P1553790
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
553790

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
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 · Jul 10, 2023 – Jun 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSALIMI GROUP LLC 4203309227C280/TX
Mar 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around0ALIMI GROUP LLC 4203309227C280/TX
Oct 28, 2024WYII · Walk-around0WAHDAT TRANSPORT LLC 3118782227C280/TX
Apr 25, 2024CAI · Full1OOSWAHDAT TRANSPORT LLC 3118782227C280/TX
Oct 16, 2023TNII · Walk-around1OOSADAMS UNLIMITED FREIGHT LLC 3281023219C087/TX
Sep 11, 2023GAIII · Driver-only1ADAMS UNLIMITED FREIGHT LLC 3281023219C087/TX
Jul 10, 2023CAI · Full5OOSADAMS UNLIMITED FREIGHT LLC 3281023219C087/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALIMI GROUP LLC4203309Mar 27, 2025Jun 19, 20252TX
WAHDAT TRANSPORT LLC3118782Apr 25, 2024Oct 28, 20242TX
ADAMS UNLIMITED FREIGHT LLC3281023Jul 10, 2023Oct 16, 20233TX
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.
227C280TXALIMI GROUP LLCMar 27, 2025Jun 19, 20252
227C280TXWAHDAT TRANSPORT LLCApr 25, 2024Oct 28, 20242
219C087TXADAMS UNLIMITED FREIGHT LLCJul 10, 2023Oct 16, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026