Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C0G1511744 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenDec 14, 2023
MD
Last seenSep 15, 2025
CT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
13N2532C0G1511744
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
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
2532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
511744

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 · 1,607 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 1,607 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 · Dec 14, 2023 – Sep 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 15, 2025CTI · Full4US CARGO FLEET INC 29245735578145/ME
May 23, 2025VAII · Walk-around2OOSUS CARGO FLEET INC 2924573BV9559/OK
Apr 15, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2US CARGO FLEET INC 2924573BV9559/OK
Mar 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around1PRIME XPRESS INC 2952865BV9559/OK
Dec 14, 2023MDII · Walk-around2PRIME XPRESS INC 2952865BV9559/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
US CARGO FLEET INC2924573Apr 15, 2025Sep 15, 20253PA
PRIME XPRESS INC2952865Dec 14, 2023Mar 4, 20242PA
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.
5578145MEUS CARGO FLEET INCSep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251
BV9559OKUS CARGO FLEET INCApr 15, 2025May 23, 20252
BV9559OKPRIME XPRESS INCDec 14, 2023Mar 4, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026