Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU174X8G198001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
2 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 3
First seenFeb 6, 2026
GA
Last seenApr 28, 2026
GA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AU174X8G198001
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
198001

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
2008

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 · Feb 6, 2026 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026GAIII · Driver-only4OOSCARTERS CAR CARRIER LLC 306352838C0R4W/AL
Mar 9, 2026GAIII · Driver-only6OOSCARTERS CAR CARRIER LLC 3063528NO TAG/AL
Feb 6, 2026GAII · Walk-around11OOSCARTERS CAR CARRIER LLC 3063528148182981/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARTERS CAR CARRIER LLC3063528Feb 6, 2026Apr 28, 20263AL
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.
38C0R4WALCARTERS CAR CARRIER LLCApr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261
NO TAGALCARTERS CAR CARRIER LLCMar 9, 2026Mar 9, 20261
148182981ALCARTERS CAR CARRIER LLCFeb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026