Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C7G1517665 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenAug 22, 2023
LA
Last seenMar 23, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
13N1532C7G1517665
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
517665

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 22, 2023 – Mar 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 23, 2026OHII · Walk-around1OOSCARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518SP185ERM/IN
Sep 4, 2024INIII · Driver-only3JOHN BAXTER TRUCKING LLC 3504298SP185ERM/IN
Mar 11, 2024MDII · Walk-around1OOSJOHN BAXTER TRUCKING LLC 3504298SP185ERM/IN
Oct 6, 2023IAIII · Driver-only3JOHN BAXTER TRUCKING LLC 3504298SP185ERM/IN
Aug 22, 2023LAIII · Driver-only4OOSJOHN BAXTER TRUCKING LLC 35042983294860/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC152518Mar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261IL
JOHN BAXTER TRUCKING LLC3504298Aug 22, 2023Sep 4, 20244IN
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.
SP185ERMINCARDINAL TRANSPORT INCMar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261
SP185ERMINJOHN BAXTER TRUCKING LLCOct 6, 2023Sep 4, 20243
3294860INJOHN BAXTER TRUCKING LLCAug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026