Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Cottrell 7509

1C9AZ1478YG148711 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenOct 4, 2024
TX
Last seenDec 15, 2025
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1C9AZ1478YG148711
Make
Cottrell
Model
7509
Model year
2000
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
148711

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
2000

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 · Oct 4, 2024 – Dec 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 15, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1SK1 AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3630926205B633/TX
Oct 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSSK1 AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3630926205B633/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SK1 AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3630926Oct 4, 2024Dec 15, 20252TX
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.
205B633TXSK1 AUTO TRANSPORT LLCOct 4, 2024Dec 15, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026