Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1748HG910201 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenMay 31, 2024
OH
Last seenSep 18, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
5E0AU1748HG910201
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2017
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
910201

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 · May 31, 2024 – Sep 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 18, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1EXPRESS LINE LLC 3692654PT367B2/PA
Jul 29, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2OOSEXPRESS LINE LLC 3692654PT367B2/PA
Jul 8, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0GTG TOWING COMPANY LLC 3642196A11/PA
May 31, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1GTG TOWING COMPANY LLC 3642196PT367B2/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EXPRESS LINE LLC3692654Jul 29, 2025Sep 18, 20252PA
GTG TOWING COMPANY LLC3642196May 31, 2024Jul 8, 20242NJ
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.
PT367B2PAEXPRESS LINE LLCJul 29, 2025Sep 18, 20252
A11PAGTG TOWING COMPANY LLCJul 8, 2024Jul 8, 20241
PT367B2PAGTG TOWING COMPANY LLCMay 31, 2024May 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026