Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C7H1518008 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenOct 11, 2023
LA
Last seenMay 5, 2026
VA
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
13N1532C7H1518008
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2017
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
518008

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 · Oct 11, 2023 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026VAI · Full0STAR WAY CORP 1958419585024ST/IL
Dec 16, 2025WII · Full2RAPID EXPRESS INC 2572797585024ST/IL
Oct 22, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0RAPID EXPRESS INC 2572797585024ST/IL
May 22, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0STAR WAY CORP 1958419585024ST/IL
Apr 22, 2024COIII · Driver-only0STAR WAY CORP 1958419DLT951/IL
Mar 6, 2024ILII · Walk-around0RAPID EXPRESS INC 2572797585024ST/IL
Jan 26, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0STAR WAY CORP 1958419585024ST/IL
Oct 11, 2023LAIII · Driver-only0STAR WAY CORP 1958419585024ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STAR WAY CORP1958419Oct 11, 2023May 5, 20265IL
RAPID EXPRESS INC2572797Mar 6, 2024Dec 16, 20253WI
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.
585024STILSTAR WAY CORPOct 11, 2023May 5, 20264
585024STILRAPID EXPRESS INCMar 6, 2024Dec 16, 20253
DLT951ILSTAR WAY CORPApr 22, 2024Apr 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026