Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F04521XK990066 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenApr 23, 2024
WA
Last seenJan 23, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
1R1F04521XK990066
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Not decoded
Model year
1999
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
1R1

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F0452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
990066

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

Prefix basis · 85 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer

Prefix basis · 85 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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Apr 23, 2024 – Jan 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 23, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0CORTES & SONS LLC 424381272453AK/WA
Sep 10, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0CORTES & SONS LLC 424381272453AK/WA
Aug 12, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0CORTES & SONS LLC 424381272453AK/WA
Jul 8, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0CORTES & SONS LLC 424381272453AK/WA
Mar 18, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0D DOUBLER TRUCKING LLC 309707438687AH/WA
Feb 12, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0CORTES & SONS LLC 424381272453AK/WA
Nov 26, 2024WAII · Walk-around0CORTES & SONS LLC 424381272453AK/WA
Nov 11, 2024WAII · Walk-around1CORTES & SONS LLC 424381272453AK/WA
Aug 27, 2024WAI · Full2CORTES & SONS LLC 424381272453AK/WA
Apr 23, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0B W LOGISTICS LLC 37296839020AJ/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CORTES & SONS LLC4243812Aug 27, 2024Jan 23, 20268WA
D DOUBLER TRUCKING LLC3097074Mar 18, 2025Mar 18, 20251WA
B W LOGISTICS LLC372968Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241WA
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.
72453AKWACORTES & SONS LLCAug 27, 2024Jan 23, 20268
38687AHWAD DOUBLER TRUCKING LLCMar 18, 2025Mar 18, 20251
39020AJWAB W LOGISTICS LLCApr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026