Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Fontaine Trailer Co.

57J4533C4R35A3534 · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
5 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenJul 9, 2024
AL
Last seenDec 10, 2024
LA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
57J4533C4R35A3534
Make
Fontaine Trailer Co.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2024
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 20, 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
4533C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
5A3534

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fontaine Trailer Co.

Prefix basis · 4 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.

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 · Jul 9, 2024 – Dec 10, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 10, 2024LAIII · Driver-only3—BRIAN LAPORTE 25017475355794/ME
Jul 9, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0—BRIAN LAPORTE 25017475355794/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRIAN LAPORTE2501747Jul 9, 2024Dec 10, 20242AL
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.
5355794ME—BRIAN LAPORTEJul 9, 2024 → Dec 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 20, 2026