Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1742JG996501 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenSep 10, 2024
CO
Last seenJan 1, 2026
OH
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AU1742JG996501
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2018
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
AU174

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
996501

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
2018

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 10, 2024 – Jan 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 1, 2026OHII · Walk-around3OOSUSA CARGO LLC 25290575487589/ME
Dec 17, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0USA CARGO LLC 25290575487589/ME
Sep 21, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1USA CARGO LLC 25290575487589/ME
May 24, 2025GAII · Walk-around3OOSUSA CARGO LLC 25290575487589/ME
Sep 25, 2024OHII · Walk-around1USA CARGO LLC 2529057C441449/ME
Sep 10, 2024COIII · Driver-only0USA CARGO LLC 2529057TEMP/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
USA CARGO LLC2529057Sep 10, 2024Jan 1, 20266NJ
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.
5487589MEUSA CARGO LLCMay 24, 2025Jan 1, 20264
C441449MEUSA CARGO LLCSep 25, 2024Sep 25, 20241
TEMPMEUSA CARGO LLCSep 10, 2024Sep 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026