Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2008 Fontaine Trailer Co.

13NM0410083548495 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenJan 15, 2025
PA
Last seenFeb 7, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
13NM0410083548495
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
M0410

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
548495

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 · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 10 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 15, 2025 – Feb 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 7, 2026INIII · Driver-only2—LINK SPECIALIZED INC 1342698955921ST/IL
Jan 15, 2025PAII · Walk-around8OOSENGINEERED FLUID INC 71182955921ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LINK SPECIALIZED INC1342698Feb 7, 2026Feb 7, 20261IL
ENGINEERED FLUID INC71182Jan 15, 2025Jan 15, 20251IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
955921STIL—LINK SPECIALIZED INCFeb 7, 2026 → Feb 7, 20261
955921STIL—ENGINEERED FLUID INCJan 15, 2025 → Jan 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026