Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Cottrell 7509

1C9AZ1471XG148208 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenSep 2, 2023
SC
Last seenDec 27, 2025
MS
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1C9AZ1471XG148208
Make
Cottrell
Model
7509
Model year
1999
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1C9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AZ147

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
148208

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
COTTRELL

Prefix basis · 28 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
7509

Prefix basis · 28 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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
7509

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 · Sep 2, 2023 – Dec 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 27, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0BUCK TRANSPORTATION CORP 2788673QB23NW/FL
Jun 6, 2025TNII · Walk-around2BUCK TRANSPORTATION CORP 2788673QB23NW/FL
Mar 7, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSBUCK TRANSPORTATION CORP 2788673QB74GQ/FL
May 6, 2024TNII · Walk-around1OOSBUCK TRANSPORTATION CORP 27886738064CY/FL
Dec 9, 2023NCII · Walk-around0BUCK TRANSPORTATION CORP 27886738064CY/FL
Sep 2, 2023SCII · Walk-around7OOSBUCK TRANSPORTATION CORP 27886738064CY/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUCK TRANSPORTATION CORP2788673Sep 2, 2023Dec 27, 20256TX
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.
QB23NWFLBUCK TRANSPORTATION CORPJun 6, 2025Dec 27, 20252
QB74GQFLBUCK TRANSPORTATION CORPMar 7, 2025Mar 7, 20251
8064CYFLBUCK TRANSPORTATION CORPSep 2, 2023May 6, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026