Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1995 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N253207S1573205 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenApr 24, 2025
IN
Last seenMay 5, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
13N253207S1573205
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1995
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
25320

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
573205

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
1995

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 · Apr 24, 2025 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026CAI · Full2OOSLES TRUCKING OF DOWNERS GROVE LLC 13509555308208/ME
Feb 3, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1LES TRUCKING OF DOWNERS GROVE LLC 13509555308208/ME
Nov 1, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0LES TRUCKING OF DOWNERS GROVE LLC 13509555308208/ME
Jul 15, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0LES TRUCKING OF DOWNERS GROVE LLC 13509555308208/ME
Apr 24, 2025INIII · Driver-only2RAELEE WIRELESS INC 20006075308208/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LES TRUCKING OF DOWNERS GROVE LLC1350955Jul 15, 2025May 5, 20264IL
RAELEE WIRELESS INC2000607Apr 24, 2025Apr 24, 20251KY
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.
5308208MELES TRUCKING OF DOWNERS GROVE LLCJul 15, 2025May 5, 20264
5308208MERAELEE WIRELESS INCApr 24, 2025Apr 24, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026