Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2028 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F04529WK980271 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenOct 27, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 31, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1R1F04529WK980271
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Fontaine Trailer
Model year
2028
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
980271

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
2028

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Trailer

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 · Oct 27, 2023 – Jan 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 31, 2025CAII · Walk-around0JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034LA9965/CA
Dec 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around0JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034LA9965/CA
Sep 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around0JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034LA9965/CA
Sep 6, 2024CAI · Full3JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034LA9965/CA
Aug 22, 2024CAI · Full3JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034LA9965/CA
May 23, 2024CAI · Full1JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034LA9965/CA
Mar 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around0JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034LA9965/CA
Mar 4, 2024CAII · Walk-around1JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034LA9965/CA
Oct 27, 2023CAI · Full0JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC 33122034LA9965/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC3312203Oct 27, 2023Jan 31, 20259CA
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.
4LA9965CAJB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INCOct 27, 2023Jan 31, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026