Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532C9R1562707 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJul 10, 2023
MD
Last seenMay 29, 2025
IN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
13N1532C9R1562707
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
562707

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
1994

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 10, 2023 – May 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2025INII · Walk-around3MODERN COWBOYZ INC 43424665177859/ME
May 15, 2025OKI · Full1OOSMODERN COWBOYZ INC 43424665177859/ME
Mar 19, 2025PAII · Walk-around4OOSMODERN COWBOYZ INC 43424665177859/ME
Dec 4, 2024MOII · Walk-around3MAMBA TRANS INC 36697065177859/ME
Oct 18, 2024KYIII · Driver-only2MAMBA TRANS INC 36697065177859/ME
Jul 10, 2023MDII · Walk-around0V1 TRANSPORT INC 37548945177859/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MODERN COWBOYZ INC4342466Mar 19, 2025May 29, 20253IN
MAMBA TRANS INC3669706Oct 18, 2024Dec 4, 20242IN
V1 TRANSPORT INC3754894Jul 10, 2023Jul 10, 20231IL
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.
5177859MEMODERN COWBOYZ INCMar 19, 2025May 29, 20253
5177859MEMAMBA TRANS INCOct 18, 2024Dec 4, 20242
5177859MEV1 TRANSPORT INCJul 10, 2023Jul 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026