Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57J648202H3574105 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJan 9, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 1, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
57J648202H3574105
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
64820

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
574105

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 5 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
2017

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 · Jan 9, 2024 – Jun 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 1, 2026CAII · Walk-around0TBINXPRESS LLC 23497774PL5276/CA
May 26, 2026CAII · Walk-around0TBINXPRESS LLC 23497774PL5276/CA
May 13, 2026CAII · Walk-around0TBINXPRESS LLC 23497774PL5276/CA
May 11, 2026CAI · Full0TBINXPRESS LLC 23497774PL5276/CA
May 11, 2026CAI · Full1TBINXPRESS LLC 23497774PL5276/CA
Feb 28, 2024CAII · Walk-around3OOSORANGE COURIER INC 7105764PL5276/CA
Jan 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around5OOSHARBOR WAY TRANSPORT INC 33439574ME3335/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TBINXPRESS LLC2349777May 11, 2026Jun 1, 20265CA
ORANGE COURIER INC710576Feb 28, 2024Feb 28, 20241CA
HARBOR WAY TRANSPORT INC3343957Jan 9, 2024Jan 9, 20241CA
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.
4PL5276CATBINXPRESS LLCMay 11, 2026Jun 1, 20265
4PL5276CAORANGE COURIER INCFeb 28, 2024Feb 28, 20241
4ME3335CAHARBOR WAY TRANSPORT INCJan 9, 2024Jan 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026