Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C0J1524548 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenOct 26, 2023
KY
Last seenMay 11, 2026
KY
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N2532C0J1524548
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
524548

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.

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 26, 2023 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0—JOHN BUTTON 216666678464T/KY
Oct 22, 2025KYI · Full0—JOHN BUTTON 216666678464T/KY
Feb 26, 2025KYI · Full0—JOHN BUTTON 216666678464T/KY
Sep 26, 2024KYI · Full0—JOHN BUTTON 216666678464T/KY
Jul 17, 2024KYI · Full0—JOHN BUTTON 216666678464T/KY
Feb 7, 2024KYI · Full0—JOHN BUTTON 216666678464T/KY
Oct 26, 2023KYI · Full0—JOHN BUTTON 2166666A96203/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOHN BUTTON2166666Oct 26, 2023May 11, 20267KY
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.
78464TKY—JOHN BUTTONFeb 7, 2024 → May 11, 20266
A96203KY—JOHN BUTTONOct 26, 2023 → Oct 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026