Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N248207F1572156 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenSep 12, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 23, 2025
CA
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
13N248207F1572156
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2015
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
572156

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
2015

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 · Sep 12, 2023 – Jan 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 23, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0HOMEN TRANSPORT INC 35615804NM8569/CA
Dec 30, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0HOMEN TRANSPORT INC 35615804NM8569/CA
Sep 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around0HOMEN TRANSPORT INC 35615804NM8569/CA
Aug 22, 2024CAII · Walk-around1HOMEN TRANSPORT INC 35615804NM8569/CA
Jul 18, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0HOMEN TRANSPORT INC 35615804NM8569/CA
Jun 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around0HOMEN TRANSPORT INC 35615804NM8569/CA
Dec 12, 2023CAII · Walk-around3FERNANDO GARCIA PRADO 30319984NM8569/CA
Oct 10, 2023CAII · Walk-around7OOSFERNANDO GARCIA PRADO 30319984NM8569/CA
Sep 12, 2023CAII · Walk-around3FERNANDO GARCIA PRADO 30319984NM8569/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOMEN TRANSPORT INC3561580Jun 25, 2024Jan 23, 20256CA
FERNANDO GARCIA PRADO3031998Sep 12, 2023Dec 12, 20233CA
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.
4NM8569CAHOMEN TRANSPORT INCJun 25, 2024Jan 23, 20256
4NM8569CAFERNANDO GARCIA PRADOSep 12, 2023Dec 12, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026