Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Cottrell 4808

1C9AY1641YG148345 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenOct 15, 2024
FL
Last seenJun 16, 2026
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1C9AY1641YG148345
Make
Cottrell
Model
4808
Model year
2000
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
AY164

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
148345

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 · 32 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
4808

Prefix basis · 32 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
4808

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 · Oct 15, 2024 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026UTIII · Driver-only9OOSHDEZ TRANSPORTATION INC 43345102451CZ/FL
Dec 31, 2024IAII · Walk-around6J & M AUTO CARRIER TRANSPORT LLC 15630712451CZ/FL
Oct 15, 2024FLII · Walk-around1J & M AUTO CARRIER TRANSPORT LLC 15630712451CZ/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HDEZ TRANSPORTATION INC4334510Jun 16, 2026Jun 16, 20261FL
J & M AUTO CARRIER TRANSPORT LLC1563071Oct 15, 2024Dec 31, 20242FL
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.
2451CZFL2HDEZ TRANSPORTATION INCJun 16, 2026Jun 16, 20261
2451CZFLJ & M AUTO CARRIER TRANSPORT LLCOct 15, 2024Dec 31, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026