Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5E0AU1740KG231501

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
4 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 5, 2024
CO
Last seenJan 10, 2025
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 4 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
AU174

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
231501

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 · 534 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CX-5307

Prefix basis · 534 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.

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 · Sep 5, 2024 – Jan 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 10, 2025MOII · Walk-around1CAR TRANSPORT INC 24828323B816/MO
Dec 30, 2024MOIII · Driver-only1CAR TRANSPORT INC 24828323B816/MO
Sep 5, 2024COII · Walk-around0ACE TRUCK AND TRAILER LLC 159106923B816/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAR TRANSPORT INC248283Dec 30, 2024Jan 10, 20252TX
ACE TRUCK AND TRAILER LLC1591069Sep 5, 2024Sep 5, 20241MO
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.
23B816MOCAR TRANSPORT INCDec 30, 2024Jan 10, 20252
23B816MOACE TRUCK AND TRAILER LLCSep 5, 2024Sep 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC