Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C7K1531286 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 7, 2023
NC
Last seenFeb 20, 2026
TX
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13N2532C7K1531286
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
531286

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
2019

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 7, 2023 – Feb 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSUS CARGO FLEET INC 29245735544894/ME
Jul 16, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0US CARGO FLEET INC 2924573BU60289/ME
May 26, 2024INIII · Driver-only3KAPTAN LLC 2594753PT704D3/PA
May 15, 2024PAIII · Driver-only4KAPTAN LLC 2594753PT704D3/PA
Feb 7, 2024PAIII · Driver-only3KAPTAN LLC 2594753PT704D3/PA
Oct 7, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1KAPTAN LLC 2594753PT704D3/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
US CARGO FLEET INC2924573Jul 16, 2025Feb 20, 20262PA
KAPTAN LLC2594753Oct 7, 2023May 26, 20244PA
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.
5544894MEUS CARGO FLEET INCFeb 20, 2026Feb 20, 20261
BU60289MEUS CARGO FLEET INCJul 16, 2025Jul 16, 20251
PT704D3PAKAPTAN LLCOct 7, 2023May 26, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026