Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C2G1512717 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 5, 2023
AR
Last seenMar 24, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
13N2532C2G1512717
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
512717

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 · Sep 5, 2023 – Mar 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 24, 2026WAII · Walk-around2SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552929801ST/IL
Oct 16, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552929801ST/IL
Sep 28, 2025NDIII · Driver-only0TLS FREIGHT INC 3920823929801ST/IL
Apr 19, 2024NMII · Walk-around1TRANSNATIONAL EXPERTS INC 3551730929801ST/IL
Sep 5, 2023ARIII · Driver-only1SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 3097552929801ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUNWAY CARRIERS INC3097552Sep 5, 2023Mar 24, 20263IL
TLS FREIGHT INC3920823Sep 28, 2025Sep 28, 20251IL
TRANSNATIONAL EXPERTS INC3551730Apr 19, 2024Apr 19, 20241IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
929801STILSUNWAY CARRIERS INCSep 5, 2023Mar 24, 20263
929801STILTLS FREIGHT INCSep 28, 2025Sep 28, 20251
929801STILTRANSNATIONAL EXPERTS INCApr 19, 2024Apr 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026