Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C7G1515287 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
27 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenOct 12, 2023
NM
Last seenJan 24, 2026
NM
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 27 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
13N2532C7G1515287
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
515287

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 12, 2023 – Jan 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 24, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0IDFS INC 23731754WE6208/CA
Aug 18, 2025OKIII · Driver-only1IDFS INC 23731754WE6208/CA
Aug 11, 2025NMII · Walk-around1IDFS INC 23731754WE6208/CA
Jun 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC 19956924WE6208/CA
May 22, 2025AZII · Walk-around3CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC 19956924WE6208/CA
Nov 21, 2024ORII · Walk-around2OOSCONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC 19956924WE6208/CA
Sep 27, 2024OKII · Walk-around1IDFS INC 23731754WE6208/CA
May 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSCONTINENTAL EXPRESS INC 22580524NY8473/CA
Feb 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around6SURF CITY LOGISTICS INC 23194974NY8473/CA
Oct 16, 2023CAI · Full2CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC 19956924NY8473/CA
Oct 12, 2023NMII · Walk-around0CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC 19956924NY8473/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IDFS INC2373175Sep 27, 2024Jan 24, 20264CA
CONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLC1995692Oct 12, 2023Jun 9, 20255CA
CONTINENTAL EXPRESS INC2258052May 9, 2024May 9, 20241CA
SURF CITY LOGISTICS INC2319497Feb 8, 2024Feb 8, 20241CA
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.
4WE6208CAIDFS INCSep 27, 2024Jan 24, 20264
4WE6208CACONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLCNov 21, 2024Jun 9, 20253
4NY8473CACONTINENTAL EXPRESS INCMay 9, 2024May 9, 20241
4NY8473CASURF CITY LOGISTICS INCFeb 8, 2024Feb 8, 20241
4NY8473CACONTINENTAL EXPRESS LLCOct 12, 2023Oct 16, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026