Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1743JG050701 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 11, 2024
NJ
Last seenMay 19, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
5E0AU1743JG050701
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
050701

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
2018

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 · Jun 11, 2024 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026TNIII · Driver-only0HORIZON STAR LLC 4050148PT131R2/PA
May 3, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0HORIZON STAR LLC 4050148PT131R2/PA
Aug 19, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1HORIZON STAR LLC 4050148PT131R2/PA
Jun 11, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0OZUU EXPRESS LLC 4050182PT131R2/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HORIZON STAR LLC4050148Aug 19, 2025May 19, 20263PA
OZUU EXPRESS LLC4050182Jun 11, 2024Jun 11, 20241PA
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.
PT131R2PAHORIZON STAR LLCAug 19, 2025May 19, 20263
PT131R2PAOZUU EXPRESS LLCJun 11, 2024Jun 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026