Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C3G1517411 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenDec 11, 2023
OR
Last seenJul 9, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
13N2532C3G1517411
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
517411

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 11, 2023 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0PEPE TRANSPORT LLC 3870497275C659/TX
Apr 21, 2026COIII · Driver-only1OOSPEPE TRANSPORT LLC 3870497275C659/TX
Oct 24, 2024INIII · Driver-only1ATI TRUCKING LLC 2197196T552093/TN
Jun 11, 2024MOII · Walk-around0HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 269495T552093/IN
Mar 19, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 269495T552093/IL
Dec 11, 2023ORII · Walk-around1HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC 269495T552093/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PEPE TRANSPORT LLC3870497Apr 21, 2026Jul 9, 20262TX
ATI TRUCKING LLC2197196Oct 24, 2024Oct 24, 20241PA
HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC269495Dec 11, 2023Jun 11, 20243PA
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.
275C659TX2PEPE TRANSPORT LLCApr 21, 2026Jul 9, 20262
T552093TNATI TRUCKING LLCOct 24, 2024Oct 24, 20241
T552093INHOT SHOT EXPRESS INCJun 11, 2024Jun 11, 20241
T552093ILHOT SHOT EXPRESS INCDec 11, 2023Mar 19, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026