Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N253203R1562907 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenSep 25, 2023
CO
Last seenFeb 11, 2026
TX
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
13N253203R1562907
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
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
25320

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
562907

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 · 307 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 307 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
1994

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 · Sep 25, 2023 – Feb 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around1ACE TIRE & AXLE WEST LLC 3059288173B612/TX
Feb 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ROBERTSON TRUCKS LLC 3666726173B612/TX
Jun 16, 2025AZIII · Driver-only1ACE TIRE & AXLE WEST LLC 3059288173B612/TX
Nov 27, 2024TXII · Walk-around3ACE TIRE & AXLE INC 441724173B612/TX
Sep 3, 2024ORI · Full2OOSACE TIRE & AXLE WEST LLC 3059288173B612/TX
Aug 21, 2024MSIII · Driver-only2ACE TIRE & AXLE WEST LLC 3059288173B612/TX
Jul 8, 2024TNI · Full3OOSACE TIRE & AXLE INC 441724173B612/TX
Sep 25, 2023COI · Full1ACE TIRE & AXLE WEST LLC 3059288173B612/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACE TIRE & AXLE WEST LLC3059288Sep 25, 2023Feb 11, 20265TX
ROBERTSON TRUCKS LLC3666726Feb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261MO
ACE TIRE & AXLE INC441724Jul 8, 2024Nov 27, 20242TX
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.
173B612TXACE TIRE & AXLE WEST LLCSep 25, 2023Feb 11, 20265
173B612TXROBERTSON TRUCKS LLCFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
173B612TXACE TIRE & AXLE INCJul 8, 2024Nov 27, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026