Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cottrell

5E0AZ1447HG864401 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenDec 13, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 17, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
5E0AZ1447HG864401
Make
Cottrell
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
AZ144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
864401

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
Not established

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 13, 2023 – Apr 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2026CAII · Walk-around4OOSBRAYAN A REQUENA SAZO 32122424UT8422/CA
Mar 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around10OOSBRAYAN A REQUENA SAZO 32122424UT8422/CA
Nov 14, 2024COI · Full7OOSBAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 34954894UT8422/CA
Aug 29, 2024UTIII · Driver-only2BAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 34954894UT8422/CA
Apr 27, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0BAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 34954894UT8422/CA
Jan 26, 2024CAII · Walk-around8OOSBAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 34954894UT8422/CA
Dec 13, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1BAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 34954894UT8422/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRAYAN A REQUENA SAZO3212242Mar 13, 2025Apr 17, 20262CA
BAR TRANSPORTATION LLC3495489Dec 13, 2023Nov 14, 20245CA
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.
4UT8422CABRAYAN A REQUENA SAZOMar 13, 2025Apr 17, 20262
4UT8422CABAR TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 13, 2023Nov 14, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026