Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU17479G290801 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenOct 24, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 26, 2026
AR
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AU17479G290801
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2009
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
290801

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
2009

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 · Oct 24, 2023 – Jul 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 26, 2026ARIII · Driver-only2OOSSF STARS INC 4283326TUC7535/OH
Oct 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around11OOSNYESUAH TRANSPORTATION LLC 4317251204C682/TX
Aug 16, 2024MOIII · Driver-only2DST TRANSPORT LLC 3137863204C682/TX
Feb 20, 2024MOII · Walk-around3OOSDST TRANSPORT LLC 3137863204C682/TX
Oct 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around2DST TRANSPORT LLC 3137863204C682/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SF STARS INC4283326Jul 26, 2026Jul 26, 20261OH
NYESUAH TRANSPORTATION LLC4317251Oct 1, 2025Oct 1, 20251TX
DST TRANSPORT LLC3137863Oct 24, 2023Aug 16, 20243TX
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.
TUC7535OH2SF STARS INCJul 26, 2026Jul 26, 20261
204C682TXNYESUAH TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 1, 2025Oct 1, 20251
204C682TXDST TRANSPORT LLCOct 24, 2023Aug 16, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026