Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

1998 Cottrell 7509

1C9AZ1475WG148498 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenMar 5, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 15, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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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.

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 · Mar 5, 2024 – Apr 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 15, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0—5L'S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 410384666N084N/TX
Nov 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around6—5L'S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 410384663Z632V/TX
Oct 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOS5L'S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 410384697T806M/TX
Oct 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around1—LUIS HERRERA 409039465Z591V/TX
Mar 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSLEONARDO HINOJOSA 1437006223C417/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 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
LEONARDO HINOJOSA1437006Mar 5, 2024Mar 5, 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.
66N084NTX—5L'S AUTO TRANSPORT LLCApr 15, 2025 → Apr 15, 20251
63Z632VTX—5L'S AUTO TRANSPORT LLCNov 12, 2024 → Nov 12, 20241
97T806MTX—5L'S AUTO TRANSPORT LLCOct 31, 2024 → Oct 31, 20241
65Z591VTX—LUIS HERRERAOct 7, 2024 → Oct 7, 20241
223C417TX2LEONARDO HINOJOSAMar 5, 2024 → Mar 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026