Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C7M1545073 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenAug 24, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 13, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
13N1532C7M1545073
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
545073

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
2021

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 24, 2023 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around1CLASSIC TRANSPORT LLC 2901448184B809/TX
May 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSINFRA-METALS CO 400146184B809/TX
Feb 24, 2025LAI · Full1OOSINFRA-METALS CO 400146184B809/TX
Apr 30, 2024TXI · Full0INFRA-METALS CO 400146184B809/TX
Feb 5, 2024KSIII · Driver-only0INFRA-METALS CO 400146184B809/TX
Nov 8, 2023OKI · Full11OOSCLASSIC TRANSPORT LLC 2901448184B809/TX
Aug 24, 2023TXI · Full3OOSCLASSIC TRANSPORT LLC 2901448184B809/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CLASSIC TRANSPORT LLC2901448Aug 24, 2023Jul 13, 20263TX
INFRA-METALS CO400146Feb 5, 2024May 2, 20264CT
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.
184B809TX2CLASSIC TRANSPORT LLCAug 24, 2023Jul 13, 20263
184B809TXINFRA-METALS COFeb 5, 2024May 2, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026