Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N253208G1518494 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 21, 2023
UT
Last seenMay 26, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N253208G1518494
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
518494

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
2016

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 · Aug 21, 2023 – May 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 26, 2026OHIII · Driver-only5AMIR TRANSPORT LLC 457287985436AC/OR
Feb 20, 2025UTIII · Driver-only5OOSASAD TRUCKING LLC 396758985436AC/WA
Mar 25, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0ABR TRUCKING LLC 323718885436AC/WA
Jan 5, 2024KSII · Walk-around2ASAD TRUCKING LLC 396758985436AC/WA
Oct 31, 2023UTII · Walk-around5ASAD TRUCKING LLC 396758985436AC/WA
Aug 21, 2023UTV · Vehicle-only8OOSASAD TRUCKING LLC 396758985436AC/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMIR TRANSPORT LLC4572879May 26, 2026May 26, 20261UT
ASAD TRUCKING LLC3967589Aug 21, 2023Feb 20, 20254WA
ABR TRUCKING LLC3237188Mar 25, 2024Mar 25, 20241WA
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.
85436ACORAMIR TRANSPORT LLCMay 26, 2026May 26, 20261
85436ACWAASAD TRUCKING LLCAug 21, 2023Feb 20, 20254
85436ACWAABR TRUCKING LLCMar 25, 2024Mar 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026