Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Cottrell CS-10L/4806

1C9AV1641WG148609 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenJun 26, 2023
US
Last seenJun 8, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1C9AV1641WG148609
Make
Cottrell
Model
CS-10L/4806
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
AV164

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
148609

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 · 36 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CS-10L/4806

Prefix basis · 36 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
1998

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CS-10L/4806

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 26, 2023 – Jun 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around31OOSESMAR L HERRADOR JUAREZ 281007572X356W/TX
May 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around18OOSESMAR L HERRADOR JUAREZ 281007556Z310W/TX
Oct 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around10OOSPOLOTOS AUTOTRANSPORT 159735554X050W/TX
Mar 25, 2024USIII · Driver-only0POLOTOS AUTOTRANSPORT 159735556Y365V/TX
Nov 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around11POLOTOS AUTOTRANSPORT 159735591Y234V/TX
Nov 22, 2023USIII · Driver-only0POLOTOS AUTOTRANSPORT 159735591Y234V/TX
Aug 28, 2023USIII · Driver-only0POLOTOS AUTOTRANSPORT 159735596W159V/TX
Jun 26, 2023USIII · Driver-only0POLOTOS AUTOTRANSPORT 159735540V111V/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ESMAR L HERRADOR JUAREZ2810075May 11, 2026Jun 8, 20262CA
POLOTOS AUTOTRANSPORT1597355Jun 26, 2023Oct 16, 20256GT
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.
72X356WTXESMAR L HERRADOR JUAREZJun 8, 2026Jun 8, 20261
56Z310WTXESMAR L HERRADOR JUAREZMay 11, 2026May 11, 20261
54X050WTXPOLOTOS AUTOTRANSPORTOct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251
56Y365VTXPOLOTOS AUTOTRANSPORTMar 25, 2024Mar 25, 20241
91Y234VTXPOLOTOS AUTOTRANSPORTNov 22, 2023Nov 28, 20232
96W159VTXPOLOTOS AUTOTRANSPORTAug 28, 2023Aug 28, 20231
40V111VTXPOLOTOS AUTOTRANSPORTJun 26, 2023Jun 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026