Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N253204M1540472 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenMar 27, 2024
PA
Last seenSep 16, 2025
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
13N253204M1540472
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
540472

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
2021

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 · Mar 27, 2024 – Sep 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 16, 2025OHII · Walk-around0AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC 282721XMV4717/PA
May 20, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0JAMES HAFER 203051XMV4717/PA
Apr 16, 2025OKI · Full3OOSJAMES HAFER 203051XMV4717/PA
Apr 1, 2025NYII · Walk-around2OOSJAMES HAFER 203051XMV4717/PA
Feb 4, 2025NYII · Walk-around9JAMES HAFER 203051XMV4717/PA
Jan 14, 2025PAII · Walk-around0JAMES HAFER 203051XMV4717/PA
Sep 17, 2024INII · Walk-around1OOSJAMES HAFER 203051XMV4717/PA
Sep 12, 2024NYII · Walk-around2JAMES HAFER 203051XMV4717/PA
Jul 9, 2024NYII · Walk-around0JAMES HAFER 203051XMV4717/PA
Mar 27, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1JAMES HAFER 203051XMV4717/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC282721Sep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251PA
JAMES HAFER203051Mar 27, 2024May 20, 20259PA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
XMV4717PAAMERICAN TRANSPORT INCSep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251
XMV4717PAJAMES HAFERMar 27, 2024May 20, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026