Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1742LG422001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 13, 2023
AR
Last seenApr 22, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
5E0AU1742LG422001
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2020
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
AU174

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
422001

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
2020

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 · Jul 13, 2023 – Apr 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0NK STAR LLC 3782107PT797W2/PA
Mar 31, 2026NMII · Walk-around0NK STAR LLC 3782107PT797W2/PA
Oct 14, 2025NMII · Walk-around1NK STAR LLC 3782107PT797W2/PA
Jan 27, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1ROYAL STAR INC 3519381PT949G0/PA
Dec 24, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0ROYAL STAR INC 3519381PT949G0/PA
Jul 13, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0TJJ TRANSPORT INC 2576791PT949G0/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NK STAR LLC3782107Oct 14, 2025Apr 22, 20263PA
ROYAL STAR INC3519381Dec 24, 2023Jan 27, 20242PA
TJJ TRANSPORT INC2576791Jul 13, 2023Jul 13, 20231PA
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.
PT797W2PANK STAR LLCOct 14, 2025Apr 22, 20263
PT949G0PAROYAL STAR INCDec 24, 2023Jan 27, 20242
PT949G0PATJJ TRANSPORT INCJul 13, 2023Jul 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026