Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C8P1562470 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 13
First seenJul 26, 2023
MN
Last seenJun 27, 2025
IL
Inspected under 2 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
13N1532C8P1562470
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
562470

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 26, 2023 – Jun 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 27, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0MERCURY LINE LLC 33178025151232/ME
Mar 7, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0MERCURY LINE LLC 33178025151232/ME
Mar 4, 2025UTI · Full0MERCURY LINE LLC 33178025151232/ME
Feb 26, 2025COIII · Driver-only3MERCURY LINE LLC 3317802673240/ME
Jan 7, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only0MERCURY LINE LLC 3317802515-1232/ME
Jul 30, 2024CAI · Full4OOSMERCURY LINE LLC 33178025151232/ME
Jul 2, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0MERCURY LINE LLC 33178025151232/ME
Apr 30, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0MERCURY LINE LLC 33178025151232/ME
Jan 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around0MERCURY LINE LLC 33178025151232/ME
Jan 12, 2024KSIII · Driver-only3MERCURY LINE LLC 33178025151232/ME
Dec 26, 2023WAIII · Driver-only0MERCURY LINE LLC 33178025151232/ME
Dec 3, 2023AZIII · Driver-only2MERCURY LINE LLC 33178025151232/ME
Jul 26, 2023MNIII · Driver-only1GRAND CARRIERS LLC 38734265151232/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCURY LINE LLC3317802Dec 3, 2023Jun 27, 202512CA
GRAND CARRIERS LLC3873426Jul 26, 2023Jul 26, 20231OH
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.
5151232MEMERCURY LINE LLCDec 3, 2023Jun 27, 202510
673240MEMERCURY LINE LLCFeb 26, 2025Feb 26, 20251
515-1232MEMERCURY LINE LLCJan 7, 2025Jan 7, 20251
5151232MEGRAND CARRIERS LLCJul 26, 2023Jul 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026