Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2027 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F04822VK970823 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 7
First seenDec 26, 2023
FL
Last seenOct 28, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1R1F04822VK970823
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Fontaine Trailer
Model year
2027
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Nov 5, 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
F0482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
970823

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 · 93 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer

Prefix basis · 93 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
2027

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 · Dec 26, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2026MSIII · Driver-only9OOSGRAY EXPRESS LLC 3713892102738A/MS
Aug 24, 2026MSII · Walk-around12OOSGRAY EXPRESS LLC 3713892102738A/MS
Oct 24, 2025ALII · Walk-around9OOSGRAY EXPRESS LLC 3713892111904A/MS
Oct 17, 2025MSII · Walk-around13OOSGRAY EXPRESS LLC 3713892111904A/MS
Sep 29, 2025LAII · Walk-around4OOSGRAY EXPRESS LLC 3713892111904A/MS
Dec 4, 2024LAII · Walk-around7OOSGRAY EXPRESS LLC 3713892111904A/MS
Dec 26, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0—YD BEST PLUS CORP 2280223QA98YH/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRAY EXPRESS LLC3713892Dec 4, 2024Oct 28, 20266MS
YD BEST PLUS CORP2280223Dec 26, 2023Dec 26, 20231FL
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.
102738AMS2GRAY EXPRESS LLCAug 24, 2026 → Oct 28, 20262
111904AMS—GRAY EXPRESS LLCDec 4, 2024 → Oct 24, 20254
QA98YHFL—YD BEST PLUS CORPDec 26, 2023 → Dec 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Nov 5, 2026