Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Cottrell

5E0AZ1441CG362301 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMar 28, 2024
KY
Last seenJul 27, 2026
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AZ1441CG362301
Make
Cottrell
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 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
AZ144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
362301

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 28, 2024 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026KYII · Walk-around0SKY STAR TRANSPORT LLC 217044381374T/KY
May 18, 2026MIIII · Driver-only1SKY STAR TRANSPORT LLC 217044381374T/KY
May 5, 2025MOIII · Driver-only1SKY STAR TRANSPORT LLC 217044381374T/KY
Mar 28, 2024KYII · Walk-around2SKY STAR TRANSPORT LLC 217044381374T/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SKY STAR TRANSPORT LLC2170443Mar 28, 2024Jul 27, 20264KY
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.
81374TKY2SKY STAR TRANSPORT LLCMar 28, 2024Jul 27, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026