Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N15330031516694 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenMay 7, 2024
TX
Last seenNov 21, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N15330031516694
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2003
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
15330

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
516694

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 · 30 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 30 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
2003

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 · May 7, 2024 – Nov 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around4WEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC 2012584178B997/TX
Jul 15, 2025TXI · Full11OOSWEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC 2012584178B997/TX
Nov 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSWEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC 2012584178B997/TX
Oct 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSWEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC 2012584178B997/TX
Jun 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around12OOSWEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC 2012584178B997/TX
May 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around5WEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC 2012584178B997/TX
May 7, 2024TXI · Full6OOSWEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC 2012584178B997/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLC2012584May 7, 2024Nov 21, 20257TX
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.
178B997TXWEST COAST TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 7, 2024Nov 21, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026