Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C3M1543535 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenSep 14, 2023
AZ
Last seenApr 7, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N2532C3M1543535
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
543535

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
2021

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 14, 2023 – Apr 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2026CAI · Full4RS TRUCK GROUP 3001424BZ7148/OK
Dec 9, 2025AZII · Walk-around5OOSRS TRUCK GROUP 3001424BQ3362/OK
Nov 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSRS TRUCK GROUP 3001424BQ3362/OK
Oct 22, 2024AZIII · Driver-only2RS TRUCK GROUP 3001424BQ3362/OK
Jul 26, 2024AZII · Walk-around7OOSRS TRUCK GROUP 3001424BQ3362/OK
Oct 11, 2023CAIII · Driver-only2RS TRUCK GROUP 3001424BQ3362/CA
Sep 14, 2023AZIII · Driver-only3OOSRS TRUCK GROUP 3001424BZ7148/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RS TRUCK GROUP3001424Sep 14, 2023Apr 7, 20267CA
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.
BZ7148OK2RS TRUCK GROUPSep 14, 2023Apr 7, 20262
BQ3362OK2RS TRUCK GROUPJul 26, 2024Dec 9, 20254
BQ3362CA2RS TRUCK GROUPOct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026