Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Cottrell 7509

1C9AZ1477XG148214 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenDec 4, 2024
US
Last seenJun 17, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 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
1C9AZ1477XG148214
Make
Cottrell
Model
7509
Model year
1999
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
148214

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
1999

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 · Dec 4, 2024 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around13OOSESMAR L HERRADOR JUAREZ 2810075NONE/ES
Feb 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around13OOSESMAR L HERRADOR JUAREZ 2810075TMP94CFY/TX
Sep 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around11OOSJOSE EVERARDO CAVAZOS PASSEMENT 338820341W033W/TX
Dec 4, 2024USIII · Driver-only0DANIEL AMADOR NAREDO 315301456N-793246/NM
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ESMAR L HERRADOR JUAREZ2810075Feb 11, 2026Jun 17, 20262CA
JOSE EVERARDO CAVAZOS PASSEMENT3388203Sep 23, 2025Sep 23, 20251TA
DANIEL AMADOR NAREDO3153014Dec 4, 2024Dec 4, 20241TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
NONEES2ESMAR L HERRADOR JUAREZJun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261
TMP94CFYTXESMAR L HERRADOR JUAREZFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
41W033WTXJOSE EVERARDO CAVAZOS PASSEMENTSep 23, 2025Sep 23, 20251
56N-793246NMDANIEL AMADOR NAREDODec 4, 2024Dec 4, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026