Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57JE53301P35A1389 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenJun 26, 2023
CO
Last seenOct 20, 2025
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
57JE53301P35A1389
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
E5330

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
5A1389

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 · 30 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 30 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
2023

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 26, 2023 – Oct 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 20, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1LOWBOY SERVICES INC 12782205388910/ME
Jan 27, 2025LAII · Walk-around3LOWBOY SERVICES INC 12782205388910/ME
Nov 22, 2024MDII · Walk-around0LOWBOY SERVICES INC 12782205388910/ME
Aug 16, 2024FLIII · Driver-only2LOWBOY SERVICES INC 12782205388910/ME
Jun 20, 2024KYII · Walk-around0LOWBOY SERVICES INC 12782205388910/ME
Apr 18, 2024MAIII · Driver-only2LOWBOY SERVICES INC 12782205102445/ME
Mar 21, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0LOWBOY SERVICES INC 12782205102445/ME
Jun 26, 2023COIII · Driver-only10LOWBOY SERVICES INC 12782205102445/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LOWBOY SERVICES INC1278220Jun 26, 2023Oct 20, 20258FL
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.
5388910MELOWBOY SERVICES INCJun 20, 2024Oct 20, 20255
5102445MELOWBOY SERVICES INCJun 26, 2023Apr 18, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026