Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2003 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU17473G004338 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJul 10, 2023
SC
Last seenMay 1, 2025
VA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AU17473G004338
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2003
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
004338

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 · Jul 10, 2023 – May 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 1, 2025VAII · Walk-around8OOSWILLIAM A DOUGLAS 2414276305951TM/VA
Aug 1, 2023DEII · Walk-around2OOSMYLIAN TRUCKING INC 32173255187299/ME
Jul 10, 2023SCIII · Driver-only0—MYLIAN TRUCKING INC 32173255187299/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WILLIAM A DOUGLAS2414276May 1, 2025May 1, 20251VA
MYLIAN TRUCKING INC3217325Jul 10, 2023Aug 1, 20232NC
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.
305951TMVA—WILLIAM A DOUGLASMay 1, 2025 → May 1, 20251
5187299ME—MYLIAN TRUCKING INCJul 10, 2023 → Aug 1, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026