Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1743HG886101 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJun 13, 2023
NM
Last seenJun 11, 2025
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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

VIN
5E0AU1743HG886101
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
886101

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
2017

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 13, 2023 – Jun 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2025KSII · Walk-around0TESLA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3358745546371B/MT
Mar 31, 2025INIII · Driver-only3TESLA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3358745546371B/MT
Mar 4, 2025KSII · Walk-around9OOSTESLA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3358745546371B/MT
Dec 3, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0TESLA TRANSPORTATION LLC 3358745546371B/MT
May 29, 2024WIII · Walk-around5SDM TRANSPORT INC 1919386546371B/MT
Oct 24, 2023ILIII · Driver-only1SDM TRANSPORT INC 1919386546371B/MT
Jun 13, 2023NMII · Walk-around2OOSSDM TRANSPORT INC 1919386546371B/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TESLA TRANSPORTATION LLC3358745Dec 3, 2024Jun 11, 20254VA
SDM TRANSPORT INC1919386Jun 13, 2023May 29, 20243IL
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.
546371BMTTESLA TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 3, 2024Jun 11, 20254
546371BMTSDM TRANSPORT INCOct 24, 2023May 29, 20242
546371BMOSDM TRANSPORT INCJun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026