Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57JE53309H3574385 · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 1, 2023
MA
Last seenFeb 27, 2026
MA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
57JE53309H3574385
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
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
574385

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
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 · Aug 1, 2023 – Feb 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 27, 2026MAIII · Driver-only1PIERCE BUILDERS INC 642660H/CT
Apr 25, 2025MAII · Walk-around1PIERCE BUILDERS INC 642660H/CT
Feb 4, 2025MAII · Walk-around12OOSPIERCE BUILDERS INC 642660H/CT
Aug 1, 2023MAII · Walk-around1PIERCE BUILDERS INC 642660H/CT
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PIERCE BUILDERS INC642660Aug 1, 2023Feb 27, 20264CT
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.
HCTPIERCE BUILDERS INCAug 1, 2023Feb 27, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026