Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N24830031516876 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJun 20, 2023
US
Last seenJun 3, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
13N24830031516876
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2003
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
24830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
516876

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 · 295 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 295 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
2003

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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Jun 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around1GULF ROYAL LLC 23111465515046/ME
Mar 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around3GULF ROYAL LLC 23111465515046/ME
Jan 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around0JESUS RUFINO TORRES RAZO 1904171C329406/ME
Jan 7, 2025OKIII · Driver-only1JESUS RUFINO TORRES RAZO 1904171C329406/ME
Dec 29, 2024TXI · Full4OOSJESUS RUFINO TORRES RAZO 1904171C329406/ME
Jul 24, 2024INIII · Driver-only1JESUS RUFINO TORRES RAZO 1904171C329406/ME
Jul 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSJESUS RUFINO TORRES RAZO 1904171C329406/ME
Jun 20, 2023USI · Full4JESUS TORRES TORRES 558452C329406/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GULF ROYAL LLC2311146Mar 23, 2026Jun 3, 20262TX
JESUS RUFINO TORRES RAZO1904171Jul 17, 2024Jan 21, 20255TX
JESUS TORRES TORRES558452Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231TA
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.
5515046MEGULF ROYAL LLCMar 23, 2026Jun 3, 20262
C329406MEJESUS RUFINO TORRES RAZOJul 17, 2024Jan 21, 20255
C329406MEJESUS TORRES TORRESJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026