Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Cottrell 7509

1C9AZ1475WG148498 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenOct 7, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 15, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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
1C9AZ1475WG148498
Make
Cottrell
Model
7509
Model year
1998
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
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
148498

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 7, 2024 – Apr 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 15, 2025TXIII · Driver-only05L'S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 410384666N084N/TX
Nov 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around65L'S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 410384663Z632V/TX
Oct 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOS5L'S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 410384697T806M/TX
Oct 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around1LUIS HERRERA 409039465Z591V/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
5L'S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4103846Oct 31, 2024Apr 15, 20253TX
LUIS HERRERA4090394Oct 7, 2024Oct 7, 20241TX
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.
66N084NTX5L'S AUTO TRANSPORT LLCApr 15, 2025Apr 15, 20251
63Z632VTX5L'S AUTO TRANSPORT LLCNov 12, 2024Nov 12, 20241
97T806MTX5L'S AUTO TRANSPORT LLCOct 31, 2024Oct 31, 20241
65Z591VTXLUIS HERRERAOct 7, 2024Oct 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026