Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13ND4829013597761 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenNov 29, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 19, 2025
NM
Inspected under 3 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13ND4829013597761
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2001
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
D4829

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
597761

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 · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 7 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
2001

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 29, 2023 – Jun 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1HECTOR G TAMEZ JR 27100394TC9667/CA
Mar 8, 2025AZIII · Driver-only1NATHANS SPECIALIZED INC 13870594TC9667/CA
Jan 30, 2025CAIII · Driver-only5ABBI ENTERPRISE INC 35329534TC9667/CA
Jul 10, 2024CAIII · Driver-only8NATHANS SPECIALIZED INC 13870594TC9667/CA
Nov 29, 2023CAI · Full3OOSNATHANS SPECIALIZED INC 13870594TC9667/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HECTOR G TAMEZ JR2710039Jun 19, 2025Jun 19, 20251TX
NATHANS SPECIALIZED INC1387059Nov 29, 2023Mar 8, 20253CA
ABBI ENTERPRISE INC3532953Jan 30, 2025Jan 30, 20251CA
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.
4TC9667CAHECTOR G TAMEZ JRJun 19, 2025Jun 19, 20251
4TC9667CANATHANS SPECIALIZED INCNov 29, 2023Mar 8, 20253
4TC9667CAABBI ENTERPRISE INCJan 30, 2025Jan 30, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026