Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Cottrell

5E0AZ1442GG774801 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 15, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 6, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AZ1442GG774801
Make
Cottrell
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 14, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
774801

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
2016

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 15, 2023 – Aug 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around0MILTON MOTORS INC 765481251C948/TX
Apr 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around5MILTON MOTORS INC 765481251C948/TX
Apr 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around3MILTON MOTORS INC 765481251C948/TX
Dec 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around6MILTON MOTORS INC 765481206C384/TX
Dec 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around0MILTON MOTORS INC 765481206C384/TX
Oct 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around0MILTON MOTORS INC 765481206C384/TX
Aug 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around1MILTON MOTORS INC 765481206C384/TX
Sep 25, 2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSMILTON MOTORS INC 765481076C339/TX
Jul 15, 2023TXII · Walk-around0MILTON MOTORS INC 765481076C339/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MILTON MOTORS INC765481Jul 15, 2023Aug 6, 20269TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
251C948TX2MILTON MOTORS INCApr 3, 2026Aug 6, 20263
206C384TXMILTON MOTORS INCAug 12, 2024Dec 24, 20254
076C339TXMILTON MOTORS INCJul 15, 2023Sep 25, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 14, 2026