Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU17499G272901 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenDec 3, 2024
MI
Last seenJun 28, 2026
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AU17499G272901
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
272901

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 3, 2024 – Jun 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around1LAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 30188724TU7478/CA
Nov 26, 2025MOII · Walk-around8OOSLAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 30188724TU7478/CA
Sep 12, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1LAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 30188724TU7478/CA
Sep 10, 2025MOII · Walk-around6OOSLAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 30188724TU7478/CA
Sep 7, 2025ARIII · Driver-only3LAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 30188724TU7478/CA
Aug 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSLAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 30188724TU7478/CA
Jul 19, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3LAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 30188724TU7478/CA
Jun 5, 2025AZII · Walk-around11LAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 30188724TU7478/FL
Dec 3, 2024MIII · Walk-around1OOSLAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3018872NONE/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC3018872Dec 3, 2024Jun 28, 20269CA
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.
4TU7478CA2LAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 19, 2025Jun 28, 20267
4TU7478FLLAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251
NONEMILAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 3, 2024Dec 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026