Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F248274K540018 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenNov 18, 2024
SC
Last seenAug 11, 2026
GA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1R1F248274K540018
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Fontaine Trailer
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
F2482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
540018

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 · Nov 18, 2024 – Aug 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 11, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1SILVER STAR TRUCK LINES INC 2532152XNB271/GA
Jul 13, 2026SCIII · Driver-only3SILVER STAR TRUCK LINES INC 2532152XNB271/GA
Jul 13, 2026SCIII · Driver-only3SILVER STAR TRUCK LINES INC 2532152XNB271/GA
Nov 13, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSSILVER STAR TRUCK LINES INC 2532152XNB271/GA
Jan 14, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1SILVER STAR TRUCK LINES INC 2532152XNB271/GA
Nov 18, 2024SCIII · Driver-only4OOSSILVER STAR TRUCK LINES INC 2532152XNB271/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SILVER STAR TRUCK LINES INC2532152Nov 18, 2024Aug 11, 20266GA
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.
XNB271GA2SILVER STAR TRUCK LINES INCNov 18, 2024Aug 11, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026