Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Fontaine Trailer

1R1F248295K551037 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenFeb 29, 2024
AL
Last seenAug 1, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1R1F248295K551037
Make
Fontaine Trailer
Model
Fontaine Trailer
Model year
2005
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
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
551037

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 · Feb 29, 2024 – Aug 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 1, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1AMIR LLC 24228105C00H7T/AL
Apr 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around4AMIR LLC 24228105C00H7T/AL
Apr 10, 2026GAIII · Driver-only4AMIR LLC 24228105C00H7T/AL
Jul 23, 2025ALIII · Driver-only10AMIR LLC 24228105C00H7T/AL
Aug 29, 2024PAII · Walk-around6OOSAMIR LLC 24228105C00H7T/AL
Feb 29, 2024ALII · Walk-around4TERRA TRUCKING LLC 2547083C345834/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMIR LLC2422810Aug 29, 2024Aug 1, 20265AL
TERRA TRUCKING LLC2547083Feb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241AL
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.
5C00H7TAL2AMIR LLCAug 29, 2024Aug 1, 20265
C345834METERRA TRUCKING LLCFeb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026