Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1742GG764201 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJan 24, 2024
CA
Last seenMar 12, 2026
MD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
5E0AU1742GG764201
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
AU174

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
764201

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.

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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CX-5307

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 · Jan 24, 2024 – Mar 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 12, 2026MDII · Walk-around2AUTO CARE LOGISTICS LLC 42976295543173/ME
Dec 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around3AUTO CARE LOGISTICS LLC 42976295543173/ME
Jan 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around0SAT 1 INC 2869634267459C/ME
Jul 3, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only2SAT 1 INC 2869634267459C/MA
May 1, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0SAFE AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2411467267459C/ME
Apr 29, 2024CAI · Full1SAFE AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2411467267459C/ME
Jan 24, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2SAFE AUTO TRANSPORT INC 2411467267459C/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AUTO CARE LOGISTICS LLC4297629Dec 13, 2025Mar 12, 20262PA
SAT 1 INC2869634Jul 3, 2024Jan 12, 20252CA
SAFE AUTO TRANSPORT INC2411467Jan 24, 2024May 1, 20243CA
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.
5543173MEAUTO CARE LOGISTICS LLCDec 13, 2025Mar 12, 20262
267459CMESAT 1 INCJan 12, 2025Jan 12, 20251
267459CMASAT 1 INCJul 3, 2024Jul 3, 20241
267459CMESAFE AUTO TRANSPORT INCJan 24, 2024May 1, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026