Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C2R1566425 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenMay 12, 2024
UT
Last seenJun 23, 2026
ID
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
13N2532C2R1566425
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1994
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
566425

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
1994

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 · May 12, 2024 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026IDII · Walk-around9OOSWEST TRANS CLUB INC 39030551002185ST/IL
Dec 3, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1WEST TRANS CLUB INC 39030551002185ST/IL
Oct 28, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0WEST TRANS CLUB INC 39030551002185ST/IL
Oct 5, 2025NMI · Full0WEST TRANS CLUB INC 39030551002185ST/IL
Sep 5, 2025WIII · Walk-around5OOSIQ TRANS INC 36345581002185ST/IL
May 12, 2024UTIII · Driver-only0IQ TRANS INC 3634558PT976S0/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WEST TRANS CLUB INC3903055Oct 5, 2025Jun 23, 20264IL
IQ TRANS INC3634558May 12, 2024Sep 5, 20252IL
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.
1002185STIL2WEST TRANS CLUB INCOct 5, 2025Jun 23, 20264
1002185STILIQ TRANS INCSep 5, 2025Sep 5, 20251
PT976S0ILIQ TRANS INCMay 12, 2024May 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026