Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1745HG870501 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 9, 2023
NV
Last seenFeb 21, 2024
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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
5E0AU1745HG870501
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
870501

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 9, 2023 – Feb 21, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 21, 2024INIII · Driver-only1MDK EXPRESS LINE LLC 33793104NZ9704/CA
Feb 16, 2024IAIII · Driver-only2MDK EXPRESS LINE LLC 33793104NZ9704/CA
Oct 31, 2023ILIII · Driver-only1SAFE AUTO TRANSPORT INC 24114674NZ9704/CA
Sep 18, 2023NVIII · Driver-only0SAFE AUTO TRANSPORT INC 24114674NZ9704/CA
Aug 9, 2023NVIII · Driver-only2SAFE AUTO TRANSPORT INC 24114674NZ9704/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MDK EXPRESS LINE LLC3379310Feb 16, 2024Feb 21, 20242CA
SAFE AUTO TRANSPORT INC2411467Aug 9, 2023Oct 31, 20233CA
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.
4NZ9704CAMDK EXPRESS LINE LLCFeb 16, 2024Feb 21, 20242
4NZ9704CASAFE AUTO TRANSPORT INCAug 9, 2023Oct 31, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026