Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57J4482C5J3575143 · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenApr 19, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 2, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
57J4482C5J3575143
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 6, 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
57J

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
4482C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
575143

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 CO.

Prefix basis · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 11 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

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

  • 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 · Apr 19, 2024 – Jun 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 2, 2026TXI · Full0PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 355502BJ4541/OK
Apr 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSPACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 355502BJ4541/OK
Nov 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around1PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 355502BJ4541/OK
Nov 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around1PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 355502BJ4541/OK
Aug 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around0PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 355502BJ4541/OK
Jul 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around2PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 355502BJ4541/OK
Jun 4, 2024TXI · Full1PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 355502BJ4541/OK
Apr 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSPACKARD TRANSPORT LLC 355502BJ4541/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PACKARD TRANSPORT LLC355502Apr 19, 2024Jun 2, 20268IL
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.
BJ4541OKPACKARD TRANSPORT LLCApr 19, 2024Jun 2, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026