Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Cottrell CS-12

5E0AN14474G005122 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJul 26, 2023
MA
Last seenJun 21, 2026
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AN14474G005122
Make
Cottrell
Model
CS-12
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
5E0

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AN144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
005122

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 · 46 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CS-12

Prefix basis · 46 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
2004

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CS-12

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 · Jul 26, 2023 – Jun 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 21, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1WEST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICE INC 259813501812AJ/WA
Mar 26, 2025SDIII · Driver-only2TRUSTED AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 280129601812AJ/WA
Feb 4, 2025WAIII · Driver-only5TRUSTED AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 280129601812AJ/WA
May 22, 2024MTIII · Driver-only1FAST FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 282851501812AJ/WA
Mar 5, 2024NJII · Walk-around0FAST FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 282851501812AJ/WA
Dec 21, 2023NDII · Walk-around1WEST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICE INC 259813501812AJ/WA
Jul 26, 2023MAIII · Driver-only2FAST FREIGHT TRUCKING INC 282851501812AJ/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WEST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICE INC2598135Dec 21, 2023Jun 21, 20262WA
TRUSTED AUTO TRANSPORT LLC2801296Feb 4, 2025Mar 26, 20252WA
FAST FREIGHT TRUCKING INC2828515Jul 26, 2023May 22, 20243WA
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.
01812AJWA2WEST COAST AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICE INCDec 21, 2023Jun 21, 20262
01812AJWATRUSTED AUTO TRANSPORT LLCFeb 4, 2025Mar 26, 20252
01812AJWAFAST FREIGHT TRUCKING INCJul 26, 2023May 22, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026