Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Fontaine Specialized Inc

4LF4S5230Y3509604 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJun 28, 2024
VA
Last seenJun 12, 2026
VA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4LF4S5230Y3509604
Make
Fontaine Specialized Inc
Model
Fontaine Specialized Inc
Model year
2000
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
4S523

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
509604

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 · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Specialized Inc

Prefix basis · 7 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
2000

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 28, 2024 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026VAII · Walk-around4TAFF AND FRYE COMPANY INC 2164764U138182/TN
Dec 2, 2025VAII · Walk-around4TAFF AND FRYE COMPANY INC 2164764U138182/TN
Dec 4, 2024VAII · Walk-around4TAFF AND FRYE COMPANY INC 2164764406074TM/VA
Nov 11, 2024VAII · Walk-around3TAFF AND FRYE COMPANY INC 2164764406074TM/VA
Nov 4, 2024VAII · Walk-around9OOSTAFF AND FRYE COMPANY INC 2164764406074TM/VA
Jun 28, 2024VAII · Walk-around13OOSTAFF AND FRYE COMPANY INC 216476400000/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TAFF AND FRYE COMPANY INC2164764Jun 28, 2024Jun 12, 20266VA
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.
U138182TN2TAFF AND FRYE COMPANY INCDec 2, 2025Jun 12, 20262
406074TMVATAFF AND FRYE COMPANY INCNov 4, 2024Dec 4, 20243
00000TNTAFF AND FRYE COMPANY INCJun 28, 2024Jun 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026