Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1985 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N1533CXF1571281 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJan 3, 2025
AK
Last seenMay 17, 2026
AK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
13N1533CXF1571281
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1985
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
1533C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
571281

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 3 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
1985

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 3, 2025 – May 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 17, 2026AKII · Walk-around1OOSNORTHERNMOST TRANSPORTATION LLC 2347784KSK261/AK
Oct 14, 2025AKIII · Driver-only1MAGTEC ALASKA LLC 1874358KHG381/AK
Jan 3, 2025AKIII · Driver-only0NORTHERNMOST TRANSPORTATION LLC 2347784KHG381/AK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHERNMOST TRANSPORTATION LLC2347784Jan 3, 2025May 17, 20262AK
MAGTEC ALASKA LLC1874358Oct 14, 2025Oct 14, 20251AK
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.
KSK261AKNORTHERNMOST TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 17, 2026May 17, 20261
KHG381AKMAGTEC ALASKA LLCOct 14, 2025Oct 14, 20251
KHG381AKNORTHERNMOST TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 3, 2025Jan 3, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026