Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Cottrell C-12L

5E0AH14447G104007 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenMar 20, 2025
MI
Last seenJul 15, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AH14447G104007
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-12L
Model year
2007
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
104007

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
2007

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 20, 2025 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around0EDGAR ALFREDO LOPEZ GUEVARA 314973173Z398W/TX
Jun 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around6JOSE EVERARDO CAVAZOS PASSEMENT 338820362Y358W/TX
Oct 24, 2025TXIII · Driver-only8OOSEDGAR ALFREDO LOPEZ GUEVARA 314973112V058W/TX
Apr 11, 2025MIII · Walk-around7ELITE AUTO LOGISTICS INC 2396598110B613/TX
Mar 20, 2025MIII · Walk-around7OOSELITE AUTO LOGISTICS INC 2396598110B613/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EDGAR ALFREDO LOPEZ GUEVARA3149731Oct 24, 2025Jul 15, 20262GA
JOSE EVERARDO CAVAZOS PASSEMENT3388203Jun 8, 2026Jun 8, 20261TA
ELITE AUTO LOGISTICS INC2396598Mar 20, 2025Apr 11, 20252TX
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.
73Z398WTX2EDGAR ALFREDO LOPEZ GUEVARAJul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20261
62Y358WTXJOSE EVERARDO CAVAZOS PASSEMENTJun 8, 2026Jun 8, 20261
12V058WTXEDGAR ALFREDO LOPEZ GUEVARAOct 24, 2025Oct 24, 20251
110B613TXELITE AUTO LOGISTICS INCMar 20, 2025Apr 11, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026