Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1740HG859101 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJul 29, 2023
NM
Last seenDec 4, 2025
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
5E0AU1740HG859101
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
AU174

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
859101

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 · 534 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CX-5307

Prefix basis · 534 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CX-5307

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 · Jul 29, 2023 – Dec 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 4, 2025COIII · Driver-only6ZH CARS LLC 27271185358060/ME
Jun 12, 2025COIII · Driver-only3ZH CARS LLC 27271185358060/ME
Feb 23, 2025KSII · Walk-around2TOP ONE LLC 2210468247457D/ME
Jun 28, 2024SCII · Walk-around5TOP ONE LLC 2210468247457D/ME
Jun 7, 2024GAIII · Driver-only12TOP ONE LLC 2210468247457D/ME
May 30, 2024FLIII · Driver-only4TOP ONE LLC 2210468247457D/ME
Dec 24, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0TOP ONE LLC 2210468247457D/OK
Jul 29, 2023NMII · Walk-around1OOSTOP ONE LLC 2210468247457D/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZH CARS LLC2727118Jun 12, 2025Dec 4, 20252CO
TOP ONE LLC2210468Jul 29, 2023Feb 23, 20256CO
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.
5358060MEZH CARS LLCJun 12, 2025Dec 4, 20252
247457DMETOP ONE LLCJul 29, 2023Feb 23, 20255
247457DOKTOP ONE LLCDec 24, 2023Dec 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026