Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1746MG498001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJul 21, 2023
UT
Last seenAug 2, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 37 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
5E0AU1746MG498001
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2021
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
498001

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
2021

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 · Jul 21, 2023 – Aug 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 2, 2026CAII · Walk-around2G QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC 39528775662929/ME
Jul 30, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0G QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC 39528775662929/ME
Jun 21, 2026VAIII · Driver-only5OOSG QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC 39528775662929/ME
Mar 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around3VB AUTO GROUP INC 3320071742434ST/IL
Feb 20, 2024KSIII · Driver-only1VB AUTO GROUP INC 3320071742434ST/IL
Feb 15, 2024OHII · Walk-around1VB AUTO GROUP INC 3320071742434ST/IL
Jul 21, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0VG HAULING LLC 3435516742434ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
G QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INC3952877Jun 21, 2026Aug 2, 20263PA
VB AUTO GROUP INC3320071Feb 15, 2024Mar 20, 20253IL
VG HAULING LLC3435516Jul 21, 2023Jul 21, 20231WA
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.
5662929ME2G QUALITY TRANSPORTATION INCJun 21, 2026Aug 2, 20263
742434STILVB AUTO GROUP INCFeb 15, 2024Mar 20, 20253
742434STILVG HAULING LLCJul 21, 2023Jul 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026