Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Fontaine Specialized Inc

4LF34820243521566 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenJun 12, 2023
PA
Last seenJul 15, 2025
PA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4LF34820243521566
Make
Fontaine Specialized Inc
Model
Fontaine Specialized Inc
Model year
2004
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
4LF

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
34820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
521566

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 SPECIALIZED INC

Prefix basis · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Specialized Inc

Prefix basis · 14 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 SPECIALIZED INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Specialized Inc

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 · Jun 12, 2023 – Jul 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2025PAII · Walk-around8OOSEARTHMOVERS EQUIPMENT COMPANY 274192PT004H3/PA
Jun 10, 2025WVII · Walk-around3OOSEARTHMOVERS EQUIPMENT COMPANY 274192PT004H3/PA
Apr 22, 2025PAI · Full5OOSEARTHMOVERS EQUIPMENT COMPANY 274192PT004H3/PA
Sep 3, 2024PAI · Full1EARTHMOVERS EQUIPMENT COMPANY 274192PT004H3/PA
Aug 22, 2024INII · Walk-around0EARTHMOVERS EQUIPMENT COMPANY 274192PT004H3/PA
Feb 6, 2024PAII · Walk-around11OOSEARTHMOVERS EQUIPMENT COMPANY 274192PT004H3/PA
Aug 28, 2023PAII · Walk-around4OOSEARTHMOVERS EQUIPMENT COMPANY 274192PT004H3/PA
Jul 3, 2023PAIII · Driver-only1EARTHMOVERS EQUIPMENT COMPANY 274192PT004H3/PA
Jun 12, 2023PAII · Walk-around4EARTHMOVERS EQUIPMENT COMPANY 274192PT004H3/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EARTHMOVERS EQUIPMENT COMPANY274192Jun 12, 2023Jul 15, 20259PA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PT004H3PAEARTHMOVERS EQUIPMENT COMPANYJun 12, 2023Jul 15, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026