Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C4G1518756 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenAug 30, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 11, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
13N1532C4G1518756
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
518756

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
2016

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 · Aug 30, 2024 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026WAII · Walk-around14OOSPHOENIX FREIGHT LLC 4102557C415887/ME
Oct 9, 2025WAIII · Driver-only2GEO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4284674C415887/ME
Aug 8, 2025OHII · Walk-around7PHOENIX FREIGHT LLC 4102557C415887/ME
Jun 25, 2025CAII · Walk-around2PHOENIX FREIGHT LLC 4102557C415887/ME
Jun 24, 2025CAII · Walk-around6OOSPHOENIX FREIGHT LLC 4102557C415887/ME
Feb 18, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1PHOENIX FREIGHT LLC 4102557C415887/ME
Nov 27, 2024NMI · Full5PHOENIX FREIGHT LLC 4102557C415887/ME
Nov 6, 2024PAI · Full2PHOENIX FREIGHT LLC 4102557C415887/ME
Oct 16, 2024VTII · Walk-around5OOSPHOENIX FREIGHT LLC 4102557C415887/ME
Sep 30, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0PHOENIX FREIGHT LLC 4102557C415887/ME
Aug 30, 2024TXII · Walk-around0TOTEN FREIGHT LLC 4199354C415887/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PHOENIX FREIGHT LLC4102557Sep 30, 2024May 11, 20269OH
GEO TRANSPORTATION LLC4284674Oct 9, 2025Oct 9, 20251GA
TOTEN FREIGHT LLC4199354Aug 30, 2024Aug 30, 20241NC
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.
C415887MEPHOENIX FREIGHT LLCSep 30, 2024May 11, 20269
C415887MEGEO TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 20251
C415887METOTEN FREIGHT LLCAug 30, 2024Aug 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026