Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1995 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N253207S1573298 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
11 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenOct 15, 2025
OH
Last seenSep 11, 2026
MI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N253207S1573298
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1995
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 22, 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
573298

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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 15, 2025 – Sep 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 11, 2026MIII · Walk-around1OOSTRB EXPRESS LLC 39764215309180/ME
Aug 17, 2026OHII · Walk-around3—TRB EXPRESS LLC 39764215309180/ME
Aug 13, 2026MOI · Full6OOSTRB EXPRESS LLC 39764215309180/ME
Oct 15, 2025OHII · Walk-around4—TRB EXPRESS LLC 39764215309180/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRB EXPRESS LLC3976421Oct 15, 2025Sep 11, 20264OH
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.
5309180ME2TRB EXPRESS LLCOct 15, 2025 → Sep 11, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 22, 2026