Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cottrell

5E0AZ1447HG874801 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 18, 2023
NC
Last seenJun 9, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 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
5E0AZ1447HG874801
Make
Cottrell
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 12, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
874801

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
2017

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 · Sep 18, 2023 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026AZII · Walk-around1OOSSEASIDE AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3329088C540121/ME
Jun 3, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1SEASIDE AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3329088C540121/ME
Jul 2, 2024CAII · Walk-around1SEASIDE AUTO TRANSPORT INC 33290884LJ4028/CA
Sep 18, 2023NCI · Full1MGL AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 26434564LJ4028/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SEASIDE AUTO TRANSPORT INC3329088Jul 2, 2024Jun 9, 20263NV
MGL AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC2643456Sep 18, 2023Sep 18, 20231CA
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.
C540121MESEASIDE AUTO TRANSPORT INCJun 3, 2026Jun 9, 20262
4LJ4028CASEASIDE AUTO TRANSPORT INCJul 2, 2024Jul 2, 20241
4LJ4028CAMGL AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 18, 2023Sep 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 12, 2026