Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Cottrell 7509

1C9AZ1475WG148436 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
5 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenFeb 21, 2025
CA
Last seenJul 28, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1C9AZ1475WG148436
Make
Cottrell
Model
7509
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 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
AZ147

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
148436

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 · 28 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
7509

Prefix basis · 28 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
7509

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 21, 2025 – Jul 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1OOSQUALITY CAR SHIPPERS LLC 23501314RY4825/CA
Feb 21, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1QUALITY CAR SHIPPERS LLC 23501314RY4825/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
QUALITY CAR SHIPPERS LLC2350131Feb 21, 2025Jul 28, 20252CA
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.
4RY4825CAQUALITY CAR SHIPPERS LLCFeb 21, 2025Jul 28, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026