Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C9G1514864 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJan 27, 2024
CO
Last seenJul 16, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
13N1532C9G1514864
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
514864

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 · Jan 27, 2024 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SUNRISE HIGHWAYS LLC 4503627254C809/TX
Apr 10, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0SUNRISE HIGHWAYS LLC 4503627254C809/TX
Dec 31, 2024SDII · Walk-around3SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 2953367AT7414/OK
Oct 11, 2024KSII · Walk-around2SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 2953367AT7414/OK
May 30, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 2953367AT 7414/OK
Mar 12, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 2953367TEMP/TX
Mar 12, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 2953367A7414/OK
Mar 6, 2024WYI · Full5OOSSMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 2953367AT7414/OK
Jan 27, 2024COIII · Driver-only5SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 2953367AT7414/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUNRISE HIGHWAYS LLC4503627Apr 10, 2026Jul 16, 20262TX
SMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLC2953367Jan 27, 2024Dec 31, 20247TX
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.
254C809TX2SUNRISE HIGHWAYS LLCApr 10, 2026Jul 16, 20262
AT7414OKSMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 27, 2024Dec 31, 20244
AT 7414OKSMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 30, 2024May 30, 20241
A7414OKSMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 12, 2024Mar 12, 20241
TEMPTXSMG ROYAL TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 12, 2024Mar 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026