Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N248201J1523379 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenSep 18, 2023
MS
Last seenMay 19, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N248201J1523379
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
24820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
523379

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 · 549 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 549 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
2018

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 18, 2023 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only3JOSE DANIEL FIGUEROA 34866734VG4407/CA
Jul 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around12JOSE DANIEL FIGUEROA 34866734VG4407/CA
Jul 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around7OOSJOSE DANIEL FIGUEROA 34866734VG4407/CA
May 20, 2025CAI · Full5JOSE DANIEL FIGUEROA 34866734VG4407/CA
Apr 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around28JOSE DANIEL FIGUEROA 34866734VG4407/CA
Apr 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around5JOSE FIGUEROA 32379674VG4407/CA
Nov 28, 2024CAIII · Driver-only4OOSJOSE DANIEL FIGUEROA 34866734VG4407/CA
Sep 3, 2024CAIII · Driver-only3OOSJOSE DANIEL FIGUEROA 34866734VG4407/CA
Aug 13, 2024CAI · Full1OOSJOSE DANIEL FIGUEROA 34866734VG4407/CA
Jun 17, 2024CAIII · Driver-only5JOSE DANIEL FIGUEROA 34866734VG4407/CA
Sep 18, 2023MSII · Walk-around0MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC 181274710E7XT/MO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE DANIEL FIGUEROA3486673Jun 17, 2024May 19, 20269CA
JOSE FIGUEROA3237967Apr 11, 2025Apr 11, 20251CA
MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC1812747Sep 18, 2023Sep 18, 20231MO
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.
4VG4407CAJOSE DANIEL FIGUEROAJun 17, 2024May 19, 20269
4VG4407CAJOSE FIGUEROAApr 11, 2025Apr 11, 20251
10E7XTMOMERRELL ENTERPRISES LLCSep 18, 2023Sep 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026