Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F248295K550678 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenAug 21, 2023
MO
Last seenOct 15, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1R1F248295K550678
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Fontaine Trailer
Model year
2005
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
F2482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
550678

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
2005

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 · Aug 21, 2023 – Oct 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around0PINEDA TRANSPORT INC 28543674WE5823/CA
Apr 24, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0PINEDA TRANSPORT INC 28543674WE5823/CA
Mar 4, 2025CAI · Full0PINEDA TRANSPORT INC 28543674WE5823/CA
Nov 19, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2PINEDA TRANSPORT INC 28543674WE5823/CA
Nov 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around0PINEDA TRANSPORT INC 28543674WE5823/CA
Oct 11, 2024ARII · Walk-around2OOSQTI TRANS LLC 3854609U796612/TN
Oct 8, 2024CAI · Full5OOSPINEDA TRANSPORT INC 28543674WE5823/CA
Aug 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around0QTI TRANS LLC 3854609U796612/TN
Aug 21, 2023MOI · Full3OOSQTI TRANS LLC 3854609446359T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PINEDA TRANSPORT INC2854367Oct 8, 2024Oct 15, 20256CA
QTI TRANS LLC3854609Aug 21, 2023Oct 11, 20243TX
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.
4WE5823CAPINEDA TRANSPORT INCOct 8, 2024Oct 15, 20256
U796612TNQTI TRANS LLCAug 22, 2024Oct 11, 20242
446359TTNQTI TRANS LLCAug 21, 2023Aug 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026