Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Cottrell CS-12

5E0AN14475G005753 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenJul 22, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 24, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AN14475G005753
Make
Cottrell
Model
CS-12
Model year
2005
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
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
005753

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
2005

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 22, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSM L A AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3237698253C429/TX
Oct 29, 2024FLII · Walk-around6OOSM L A AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3237698042C417/TX
Jul 17, 2024LAII · Walk-around3OOSM L A AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3237698042C417/TX
May 24, 2024FLIII · Driver-only3M L A AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3237698042C417/TX
May 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around0M L A AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3237698042C417/TX
Apr 16, 2024GAIII · Driver-only3OOSM L A AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3237698042C417/TX
Jul 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSM L A AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3237698042C417/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M L A AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3237698Jul 22, 2023Jun 24, 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.
253C429TX2M L A AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJun 24, 2026Jun 24, 20261
042C417TXM L A AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJul 22, 2023Oct 29, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026