Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Cottrell CS-10L/4806

1C9AV1646YG148270 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 31, 2023
AL
Last seenJun 25, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1C9AV1646YG148270
Make
Cottrell
Model
CS-10L/4806
Model year
2000
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
148270

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
2000

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 · Aug 31, 2023 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0TIAGO TRANSPORTATION LLC 3832747Y66998/TX
Feb 28, 2025TXIII · Driver-only4CERVANTES EXPRESS LLC 3932747Y66998/TX
Aug 29, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0CERVANTES EXPRESS LLC 3932747Y66998/TX
Aug 31, 2023ALII · Walk-around3CERVANTES EXPRESS LLC 3932747Y66998/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIAGO TRANSPORTATION LLC3832747Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261WV
CERVANTES EXPRESS LLC3932747Aug 31, 2023Feb 28, 20253TX
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.
Y66998TX2TIAGO TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 25, 2026Jun 25, 20261
Y66998TXCERVANTES EXPRESS LLCAug 31, 2023Feb 28, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026