Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

13N4482C573540234

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenSep 5, 2023
LA
Last seenApr 14, 2025
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
540234

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.

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 · Sep 5, 2023 – Apr 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0SEARS TRUCKING LLC 1290993J610859/LA
Sep 5, 2023LAIII · Driver-only0TAG TEAM MOVERS LLC 3944906J610859/LA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SEARS TRUCKING LLC1290993Apr 14, 2025Apr 14, 20251LA
TAG TEAM MOVERS LLC3944906Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 20231MS
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.
J610859LASEARS TRUCKING LLCApr 14, 2025Apr 14, 20251
J610859LATAG TEAM MOVERS LLCSep 5, 2023Sep 5, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC