Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Fontaine Trailer Co.

5TR14830572000838 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenSep 8, 2023
AR
Last seenFeb 17, 2026
NM
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5TR14830572000838
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model year
2007
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
5TR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
14830

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
000838

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 · 47 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 47 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
2007

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 · Sep 8, 2023 – Feb 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 17, 2026NMIII · Driver-only2OOSCARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518145B660/TX
Dec 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around0CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518145B660/TX
Nov 20, 2025NMI · Full1OOSCARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518145B660/TX
Nov 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around1CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518145B660/TX
Oct 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around0CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518145B660/TX
Apr 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around0CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518145B660/TX
Aug 14, 2024TXI · Full11OOSCARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518145B660/TX
May 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around0CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518145B660/TX
Mar 15, 2024TXI · Full4OOSCARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518145B660/TX
Dec 2, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518145B660/TX
Sep 8, 2023ARII · Walk-around0CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC 152518145B660/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC152518Sep 8, 2023Feb 17, 202611IL
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.
145B660TXCARDINAL TRANSPORT INCSep 8, 2023Feb 17, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026