Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2482A5K1529017 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 7
First seenFeb 20, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 30, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
13N2482A5K1529017
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2019
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
2482A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
529017

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 · 34 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 34 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
2019

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 · Feb 20, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026TXI · Full13OOS3H RANCH TRUCKING LLC 4474184208C858/TX
May 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOS3H RANCH TRUCKING LLC 4474184208C858/TX
Mar 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around11OOS3H RANCH TRUCKING LLC 4474184208C858/TX
Jan 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around13OOS3H RANCH TRUCKING LLC 4474184208C858/TX
Nov 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around2H2J TRANSPORT LLC 2829766208C858/TX
Aug 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSFRANCISCO JAVIER ROMO 1947562208C858/TX
Feb 20, 2024TXI · Full11OOSH2J TRANSPORT LLC 2829766208C858/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
3H RANCH TRUCKING LLC4474184Jan 22, 2026Jun 30, 20264TX
H2J TRANSPORT LLC2829766Feb 20, 2024Nov 12, 20252TX
FRANCISCO JAVIER ROMO1947562Aug 5, 2024Aug 5, 20241TX
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.
208C858TX23H RANCH TRUCKING LLCJan 22, 2026Jun 30, 20264
208C858TXH2J TRANSPORT LLCFeb 20, 2024Nov 12, 20252
208C858TXFRANCISCO JAVIER ROMOAug 5, 2024Aug 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026