Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Cottrell

5E0AZ1448EG548601 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenAug 4, 2023
KS
Last seenJul 10, 2026
KS
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AZ1448EG548601
Make
Cottrell
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
548601

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
2014

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 · Aug 4, 2023 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026KSIII · Driver-only0ARD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4009729934860ST/IL
Mar 6, 2026KSII · Walk-around0ARD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4009729934860ST/IL
Jan 23, 2026CAII · Walk-around0ARD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4009729934860ST/IL
Jan 23, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSARD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4009729934860ST/IL
Dec 22, 2025KSIII · Driver-only0ARD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4009729934860ST/IL
Dec 10, 2025KSII · Walk-around0ARD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4009729934860ST/IL
Aug 17, 2025KSII · Walk-around0ARD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4009729934860ST/IL
Aug 1, 2024KSII · Walk-around0ARD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4009729934860ST/IL
Jun 17, 2024KSII · Walk-around0ARD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4009729934860ST/IL
May 7, 2024ILII · Walk-around0ARD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4009729934860ST/IL
Aug 4, 2023KSII · Walk-around0ARD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4009729934860ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARD TRANSPORTATION LLC4009729Aug 4, 2023Jul 10, 202611IL
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.
934860STIL2ARD TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 4, 2023Jul 10, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026