Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1743HG871601 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJun 20, 2023
AR
Last seenAug 22, 2025
MO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AU1743HG871601
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
871601

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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Aug 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 22, 2025MOII · Walk-around1771 TRANSPORT INC 3271380695518ST/IL
May 27, 2025ILII · Walk-around0AMN TRANSPORT INC 4272775695518ST/IL
Jan 17, 2025MTII · Walk-around4OOSFEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INC 3121004695518ST/IL
Dec 18, 2024MTIII · Driver-only1FEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INC 3121004695518ST/IL
Oct 17, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0FEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INC 3121004695518ST/IL
Aug 20, 2024MTII · Walk-around1FEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INC 3121004695518ST/IL
Sep 27, 2023FLII · Walk-around1OOSZIL USA TRANSPORT INC 3649092D6Z935/KY
Jun 20, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0ZIL USA TRANSPORT INC 3649092D6Z935/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
771 TRANSPORT INC3271380Aug 22, 2025Aug 22, 20251IL
AMN TRANSPORT INC4272775May 27, 2025May 27, 20251IL
FEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INC3121004Aug 20, 2024Jan 17, 20254IL
ZIL USA TRANSPORT INC3649092Jun 20, 2023Sep 27, 20232IL
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.
695518STIL771 TRANSPORT INCAug 22, 2025Aug 22, 20251
695518STILAMN TRANSPORT INCMay 27, 2025May 27, 20251
695518STILFEDERAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION INCAug 20, 2024Jan 17, 20254
D6Z935KYZIL USA TRANSPORT INCJun 20, 2023Sep 27, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026