Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2028 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F24828WK980204 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 15, 2024
SD
Last seenJul 17, 2025
MN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1R1F24828WK980204
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Fontaine Trailer
Model year
2028
Body class
Trailer
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
F2482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
980204

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
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 · Feb 15, 2024 – Jul 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2025MNIII · Driver-only2RUGGED COMPANIES LLC 15591355817STT/MN
Jun 11, 2024MNIII · Driver-only0NEAL KRAGT 8267075817STT/MN
May 15, 2024MNI · Full8NEAL KRAGT 8267075817STT/MN
Feb 15, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0NEAL KRAGT 8267075817STT/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RUGGED COMPANIES LLC1559135Jul 17, 2025Jul 17, 20251MN
NEAL KRAGT826707Feb 15, 2024Jun 11, 20243MN
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.
5817STTMNRUGGED COMPANIES LLCJul 17, 2025Jul 17, 20251
5817STTMNNEAL KRAGTFeb 15, 2024Jun 11, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026