Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Cottrell

1C9AF1472WG148449 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenOct 15, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 14, 2026
TX
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
1C9AF1472WG148449
Make
Cottrell
Model
Not decoded
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1C9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AF147

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
148449

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
1998

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 · Oct 15, 2023 – Feb 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSBK25 TRANSPORT LLC 3337095180B490/TX
Nov 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSBK25 TRANSPORT LLC 3337095180B490/TX
Jul 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around22OOSDIAGO CAR TRANSPORT LLC 4442290180B490/TX
Apr 4, 2025SCIII · Driver-only17OOSBK25 TRANSPORT LLC 3337095180B490/TX
Apr 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around0BK25 TRANSPORT LLC 3337095180B490/TX
Oct 15, 2023TXIII · Driver-only2BK25 TRANSPORT LLC 3337095180B490/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BK25 TRANSPORT LLC3337095Oct 15, 2023Feb 14, 20265TX
DIAGO CAR TRANSPORT LLC4442290Jul 26, 2025Jul 26, 20251FL
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.
180B490TXBK25 TRANSPORT LLCOct 15, 2023Feb 14, 20265
180B490TXDIAGO CAR TRANSPORT LLCJul 26, 2025Jul 26, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026