Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N2532CXG1511816 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
11 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 24, 2023
OK
Last seenSep 20, 2024
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 11 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
13N2532CXG1511816
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
511816

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 24, 2023 – Sep 20, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 20, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0GREENTREE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 2049614MZ8498/UK
Apr 16, 2024MSII · Walk-around2GREENTREE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 2049614MZ8498/CA
Feb 12, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC 2827214MZ8498/CA
Oct 24, 2023OKII · Walk-around0JONES MOTOR COMPANY INC 1134594MZ8498/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GREENTREE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY204961Apr 16, 2024Sep 20, 20242PA
AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC282721Feb 12, 2024Feb 12, 20241PA
JONES MOTOR COMPANY INC113459Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 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.
4MZ8498UKGREENTREE TRANSPORTATION COMPANYSep 20, 2024Sep 20, 20241
4MZ8498CAGREENTREE TRANSPORTATION COMPANYApr 16, 2024Apr 16, 20241
4MZ8498CAAMERICAN TRANSPORT INCFeb 12, 2024Feb 12, 20241
4MZ8498CA2JONES MOTOR COMPANY INCOct 24, 2023Oct 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026