Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N248209P1552749 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenNov 28, 2023
NC
Last seenJun 26, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
13N248209P1552749
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1993
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
24820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
552749

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
1993

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 28, 2023 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026NCIII · Driver-only2CRAFT TIRE INC 1123796TUE1472/OH
Oct 16, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0RDH TIRE & RETREAD COMPANY 312254DB32118/NC
Jun 8, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0RDH TIRE & RETREAD COMPANY 312254DB32118/NC
Jun 3, 2025TNII · Walk-around0RDH TIRE & RETREAD COMPANY 312254DB32118/NC
May 22, 2025TNI · Full1OOSRDH TIRE & RETREAD COMPANY 312254DB32118/NC
Apr 14, 2025KYII · Walk-around1RDH TIRE & RETREAD COMPANY 312254DB32118/NC
Nov 28, 2023NCII · Walk-around0RDH TIRE & RETREAD COMPANY 312254DB32118/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CRAFT TIRE INC1123796Jun 26, 2026Jun 26, 20261OH
RDH TIRE & RETREAD COMPANY312254Nov 28, 2023Oct 16, 20256NC
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.
TUE1472OH2CRAFT TIRE INCJun 26, 2026Jun 26, 20261
DB32118NCRDH TIRE & RETREAD COMPANYNov 28, 2023Oct 16, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026