Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532C9H1512036 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenNov 2, 2023
SD
Last seenJun 14, 2026
MT
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
13N2532C9H1512036
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
512036

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 · Nov 2, 2023 – Jun 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 14, 2026MTII · Walk-around0SUNWAY CARRIERS INC 30975525678038/ME
Sep 18, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1US CARGO FLEET INC 2924573PT515V6/NY
Jun 4, 2025COI · Full5OOSUS CARGO FLEET INC 2924573PT515V6/PA
Mar 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around2US CARGO FLEET INC 2924573PT237T7/PA
Nov 2, 2023SDII · Walk-around0GAVIO TRANSPORTATION LLC 2596162PT625L1/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUNWAY CARRIERS INC3097552Jun 14, 2026Jun 14, 20261IL
US CARGO FLEET INC2924573Mar 11, 2024Sep 18, 20253PA
GAVIO TRANSPORTATION LLC2596162Nov 2, 2023Nov 2, 20231PA
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.
5678038ME2SUNWAY CARRIERS INCJun 14, 2026Jun 14, 20261
PT515V6NYUS CARGO FLEET INCSep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251
PT515V6PAUS CARGO FLEET INCJun 4, 2025Jun 4, 20251
PT237T7PAUS CARGO FLEET INCMar 11, 2024Mar 11, 20241
PT625L1PAGAVIO TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 2, 2023Nov 2, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026