Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F045231K510651 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJul 7, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 14, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
1R1F045231K510651
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2001
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
510651

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
2001

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 · Jul 7, 2023 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026CAI · Full7CHE TRANSPORT LLC 43582484PL6175/CA
Mar 10, 2026CAI · Full3OOSCHE TRANSPORT LLC 43582484PL6175/CA
Feb 16, 2024CAII · Walk-around0JJJ3R TRANSPORT LLC 36740074PL6175/CA
Jul 7, 2023CAI · Full2OOSJJJ3R TRANSPORT LLC 36740074PL6175/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHE TRANSPORT LLC4358248Mar 10, 2026Apr 14, 20262CA
JJJ3R TRANSPORT LLC3674007Jul 7, 2023Feb 16, 20242CA
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.
4PL6175CACHE TRANSPORT LLCMar 10, 2026Apr 14, 20262
4PL6175CAJJJ3R TRANSPORT LLCJul 7, 2023Feb 16, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026