Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F248244K540249 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 26, 2023
NC
Last seenMay 27, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
1R1F248244K540249
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Fontaine Trailer
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
F2482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
540249

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 · 235 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer

Prefix basis · 235 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
2004

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 26, 2023 – May 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 27, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0CHRISTIAN BARBER TRANSPORT LLC 2020989AE56513/NC
Oct 7, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0CHRISTIAN BARBER TRANSPORT LLC 2020989AE56513/NC
Feb 5, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0CHRISTIAN BARBER TRANSPORT LLC 2020989AE56513/NC
Jun 3, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1CHRISTIAN BARBER TRANSPORT LLC 2020989AE56513/NC
Sep 26, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0BROTHERS ELITE TRANSPORT LLC 2333633AE56513/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHRISTIAN BARBER TRANSPORT LLC2020989Jun 3, 2024May 27, 20264NC
BROTHERS ELITE TRANSPORT LLC2333633Sep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231NC
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.
AE56513NCCHRISTIAN BARBER TRANSPORT LLCJun 3, 2024May 27, 20264
AE56513NCBROTHERS ELITE TRANSPORT LLCSep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026