Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2028 Fontaine Specialized Inc

4LF4S4832W3506265 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenJun 29, 2023
SC
Last seenJan 15, 2026
SC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4LF4S4832W3506265
Make
Fontaine Specialized Inc
Model
Fontaine Specialized Inc
Model year
2028
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
4S483

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
506265

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Specialized Inc

Prefix basis · 3 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 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 29, 2023 – Jan 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 15, 2026SCIII · Driver-only2A-1 FAMILY TOWING INC 90132796467PT/SC
Dec 19, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2A-1 FAMILY TOWING INC 90132795467PT/SC
Oct 28, 2025ALII · Walk-around15OOSA-1 FAMILY TOWING INC 90132796467PT/SC
Jan 26, 2025ARII · Walk-around2A-1 FAMILY TOWING INC 90132796467PT/SC
Dec 6, 2024CTII · Walk-around9OOSA-1 FAMILY TOWING INC 90132796467PT/SC
Jul 31, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0A-1 FAMILY TOWING INC 90132796467PT/SC
May 30, 2024ARII · Walk-around3A-1 FAMILY TOWING INC 90132796467PT/SC
May 1, 2024INIII · Driver-only2A-1 FAMILY TOWING INC 90132796467PT/SC
Feb 27, 2024KYIII · Driver-only0A-1 FAMILY TOWING INC 90132796467PT/SC
Jun 29, 2023SCII · Walk-around3OOSA-1 FAMILY TOWING INC 90132796467PT/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A-1 FAMILY TOWING INC901327Jun 29, 2023Jan 15, 202610AL
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.
96467PTSCA-1 FAMILY TOWING INCJun 29, 2023Jan 15, 20269
95467PTSCA-1 FAMILY TOWING INCDec 19, 2025Dec 19, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026