Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Cottrell C-12L

5E0AH14413G004781 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenApr 2, 2024
FL
Last seenMar 12, 2026
TN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AH14413G004781
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-12L
Model year
2003
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
5E0

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AH144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
004781

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 · 16 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
C-12L

Prefix basis · 16 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
2003

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C-12L

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 · Apr 2, 2024 – Mar 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 12, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1OOSQUINONES CAR TRANSPORT INC 34908005228CZ/FL
Jan 16, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1QUINONES CAR TRANSPORT INC 34908005228CZ/FL
Dec 4, 2024NYII · Walk-around3QUINONES CAR TRANSPORT INC 34908005228CZ/FL
Nov 12, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1QUINONES CAR TRANSPORT INC 34908005228CZ/FL
Sep 8, 2024PAI · Full9OOSQUINONES CAR TRANSPORT INC 34908005228CZ/FL
Apr 2, 2024FLIII · Driver-only1QUINONES CAR TRANSPORT INC 34908005228CZ/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
QUINONES CAR TRANSPORT INC3490800Apr 2, 2024Mar 12, 20266FL
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.
5228CZFLQUINONES CAR TRANSPORT INCApr 2, 2024Mar 12, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026