Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13N4482C0V1574090 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJul 20, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 23, 2024
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
13N4482C0V1574090
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
1997
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
4482C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
574090

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 · 80 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 80 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
1997

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 · Jul 20, 2023 – Aug 23, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around18OOSMSV TRANSPORT LLC 2474188Y33038/TX
Sep 25, 2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSCALDERON TRUCKING LLC 1968251Y33038/TX
Jul 20, 2023TXII · Walk-around0LLG ISLAS LOGISTICS LLC 1442685Y33038/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MSV TRANSPORT LLC2474188Aug 23, 2024Aug 23, 20241TX
CALDERON TRUCKING LLC1968251Sep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231TX
LLG ISLAS LOGISTICS LLC1442685Jul 20, 2023Jul 20, 20231TX
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.
Y33038TXMSV TRANSPORT LLCAug 23, 2024Aug 23, 20241
Y33038TXCALDERON TRUCKING LLCSep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231
Y33038TXLLG ISLAS LOGISTICS LLCJul 20, 2023Jul 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026