Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57J649209H3574172 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 15, 2023
WA
Last seenDec 18, 2025
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
57J649209H3574172
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 12, 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
64920

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
574172

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
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

  • 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 · Aug 15, 2023 – Dec 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 18, 2025KSII · Walk-around1BIGGERSTAFF TRUCKING LLC 2924674LZ7296/IA
Jan 12, 2024MOIII · Driver-only3FAULKNER TRUCKING LLC 2419313SP927JEZ/IN
Sep 23, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0FAULKNER TRUCKING LLC 2419313SP927JEZ/IN
Aug 15, 2023MTIII · Driver-only1FAULKNER TRUCKING LLC 2419313SP927JEZ/IN
Aug 15, 2023WAII · Walk-around7OOSFAULKNER TRUCKING LLC 2419313SP927JEZ/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIGGERSTAFF TRUCKING LLC2924674Dec 18, 2025Dec 18, 20251IA
FAULKNER TRUCKING LLC2419313Aug 15, 2023Jan 12, 20244IN
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.
LZ7296IABIGGERSTAFF TRUCKING LLCDec 18, 2025Dec 18, 20251
SP927JEZINFAULKNER TRUCKING LLCAug 15, 2023Jan 12, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 12, 2026