Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57J4532C8R35A3537 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenMay 15, 2024
CO
Last seenMay 28, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
57J4532C8R35A3537
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
57J

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
4532C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
5A3537

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FONTAINE TRAILER CO.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

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 · May 15, 2024 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026CAI · Full2TA TRANS INC 22911904VZ7576/CA
Oct 10, 2025MDII · Walk-around1OOSTA TRANS INC 22911904VZ7576/CA
Aug 1, 2025IDI · Full2TA TRANS INC 22911904VZ7576/CA
May 15, 2024COIII · Driver-only0TA TRANS INC 2291190DC69T30/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TA TRANS INC2291190May 15, 2024May 28, 20264IL
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.
4VZ7576CATA TRANS INCAug 1, 2025May 28, 20263
DC69T30CATA TRANS INCMay 15, 2024May 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026