Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Fontaine Specialized Inc

4LFE5230473529710 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenJul 25, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 22, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4LFE5230473529710
Make
Fontaine Specialized Inc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2007
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
E5230

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
529710

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2007

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE SPECIALIZED INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 25, 2023 – Jun 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around2PHOENIX HAULING LLC 4051326209C754/TX
Aug 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSRICARDO ESCALONA JR 3973142209C754/TX
May 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSRICARDO ESCALONA JR 3973142209C754/TX
Oct 19, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0RICARDO ESCALONA JR 3973142209C754/TX
Jul 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around0RICARDO ESCALONA JR 3973142209C754/TX
Oct 9, 2023TXII · Walk-around0RICARDO ESCALONA JR 3973142209C754/TX
Sep 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSRICARDO ESCALONA JR 3973142209C754/TX
Jul 25, 2023TXII · Walk-around2OOSRICARDO ESCALONA JR 3973142209C754/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PHOENIX HAULING LLC4051326Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 20261TX
RICARDO ESCALONA JR3973142Jul 25, 2023Aug 27, 20257TX
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.
209C754TX2PHOENIX HAULING LLCJun 22, 2026Jun 22, 20261
209C754TXRICARDO ESCALONA JRJul 25, 2023Aug 27, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026