Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N24830X71538423 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJul 21, 2023
AZ
Last seenDec 13, 2025
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
13N24830X71538423
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2007
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
538423

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
2007

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 · Jul 21, 2023 – Dec 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 13, 2025USI · Full12RICARDO ANDRES PENA COTA 5913579171FT/OK
Sep 9, 2025USI · Full13OOSALFONZO SANCHEZ OCHOA 18398139171FI/OK
Sep 3, 2025NMII · Walk-around3RP TRUCKING INC 22663219171FI/OK
May 23, 2024USII · Walk-around2OOSRICARDO ANDRES PENA COTA 5913579171FI/OK
Oct 11, 2023COI · Full10RP TRUCKING INC 22663219171FI/OK
Oct 11, 2023COIII · Driver-only1RP TRUCKING INC 22663219171FI/OK
Sep 29, 2023USI · Full7RP TRUCKING INC 22663219171FI/OK
Jul 21, 2023AZI · Full1RP TRUCKING INC 22663219171FI/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RICARDO ANDRES PENA COTA591357May 23, 2024Dec 13, 20252SO
ALFONZO SANCHEZ OCHOA1839813Sep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251SO
RP TRUCKING INC2266321Jul 21, 2023Sep 3, 20255AZ
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.
9171FTOKRICARDO ANDRES PENA COTADec 13, 2025Dec 13, 20251
9171FIOKALFONZO SANCHEZ OCHOASep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251
9171FIOKRP TRUCKING INCJul 21, 2023Sep 3, 20255
9171FIOKRICARDO ANDRES PENA COTAMay 23, 2024May 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026