Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Cottrell 7509

1C9AZ147XXG148885 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMay 16, 2025
TX
Last seenMay 6, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1C9AZ147XXG148885
Make
Cottrell
Model
7509
Model year
1999
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
148885

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 · May 16, 2025 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around5A&F EXPRESS 405813513Y315W/TX
Mar 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around3A&F EXPRESS 405813558Y249W/TX
Jan 11, 2026TXIII · Driver-only4A&F EXPRESS 405813596Y175W/TX
Dec 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around5A&F EXPRESS 405813562X123W/TX
Oct 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSA&F EXPRESS 405813514Z072W/TX
Sep 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around4A&F EXPRESS 405813576U362N/TX
May 16, 2025TXII · Walk-around9A&F EXPRESS 405813585X870V/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A&F EXPRESS4058135May 16, 2025May 6, 20267TX
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.
13Y315WTXA&F EXPRESSMay 6, 2026May 6, 20261
58Y249WTXA&F EXPRESSMar 18, 2026Mar 18, 20261
96Y175WTXA&F EXPRESSJan 11, 2026Jan 11, 20261
62X123WTXA&F EXPRESSDec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251
14Z072WTXA&F EXPRESSOct 23, 2025Oct 23, 20251
76U362NTXA&F EXPRESSSep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251
85X870VTXA&F EXPRESSMay 16, 2025May 16, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026