Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C5H1514267 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenOct 17, 2023
MN
Last seenFeb 25, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N2532C5H1514267
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
514267

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
2017

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 · Oct 17, 2023 – Feb 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 25, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN WAY INC 3173205895585ST/IL
Feb 17, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN WAY INC 3173205895585ST/IL
Dec 23, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0NOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225895585ST/IL
Dec 4, 2025MOII · Walk-around3NOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225895585ST/IL
Dec 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSNOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225895585ST/IL
May 29, 2025NJII · Walk-around4NOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225895585ST/IL
Apr 29, 2025AZII · Walk-around2OOSNOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225895585ST/IL
Mar 22, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0NOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225895585ST/IL
Feb 20, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0NOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225895585ST/IL
Apr 17, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1NOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225895585ST/IL
Feb 21, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1NOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225895585ST/IL
Oct 17, 2023MNIII · Driver-only1NOMAD FREIGHT INC 2568225895585/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN WAY INC3173205Feb 17, 2026Feb 25, 20262IL
NOMAD FREIGHT INC2568225Oct 17, 2023Dec 23, 202510IN
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.
895585STILGOLDEN WAY INCFeb 17, 2026Feb 25, 20262
895585STILNOMAD FREIGHT INCFeb 21, 2024Dec 23, 20259
895585ILNOMAD FREIGHT INCOct 17, 2023Oct 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026