Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1532CXG1518566 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenNov 27, 2023
IL
Last seenAug 4, 2025
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
13N1532CXG1518566
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
518566

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 · Nov 27, 2023 – Aug 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2025MOII · Walk-around7OOSTROUBLEFREE TRANSPORTATION LLC 19182279L7SY/MO
Jun 30, 2025MOII · Walk-around2TROUBLEFREE TRANSPORTATION LLC 19182279L7SY/MO
Jan 17, 2025MOII · Walk-around6OOSBROTHERS GROUP FLEET INC 162985379L7SY/MO
Nov 12, 2024KSIII · Driver-only1HUBBARD & SON LLC 391256279L7SY/MO
Nov 27, 2023ILI · Full3OOSHUBBARD & SON LLC 391256279L7SY/MO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TROUBLEFREE TRANSPORTATION LLC191822Jun 30, 2025Aug 4, 20252MO
BROTHERS GROUP FLEET INC1629853Jan 17, 2025Jan 17, 20251MO
HUBBARD & SON LLC3912562Nov 27, 2023Nov 12, 20242MO
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.
79L7SYMOTROUBLEFREE TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 30, 2025Aug 4, 20252
79L7SYMOBROTHERS GROUP FLEET INCJan 17, 2025Jan 17, 20251
79L7SYMOHUBBARD & SON LLCNov 27, 2023Nov 12, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026