Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Fontaine trailer co. Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2512C4D1558971 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJun 27, 2024
OR
Last seenApr 14, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
13N2512C4D1558971
Make
Fontaine trailer co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
2512C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
558971

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 · 27 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 27 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
2013

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 27, 2024 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026COII · Walk-around4SOUTH HILL TRANSPORTATION LLC 258776421760AK/WA
Sep 16, 2025COII · Walk-around4OOSSOUTH HILL TRANSPORTATION LLC 258776421760AK/WA
Dec 31, 2024CAII · Walk-around3OOSCESAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 247850121760AK/WA
Sep 6, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1CESAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 247850121760AK/WA
Jun 27, 2024ORII · Walk-around2OOSCESAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 247850121760AK/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTH HILL TRANSPORTATION LLC2587764Sep 16, 2025Apr 14, 20262WA
CESAR TRANSPORTATION LLC2478501Jun 27, 2024Dec 31, 20243WA
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.
21760AKWASOUTH HILL TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 16, 2025Apr 14, 20262
21760AKWACESAR TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 27, 2024Dec 31, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026