Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Cottrell CS-12

5E0AN14402G002754 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenApr 4, 2025
TX
Last seenAug 25, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AN14402G002754
Make
Cottrell
Model
CS-12
Model year
2002
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 30, 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
AN144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
002754

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 · 46 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CS-12

Prefix basis · 46 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
2002

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CS-12

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 4, 2025 – Aug 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 25, 2026TXIII · Driver-only2OOSKEY TAPANES TRANSPORT LLC 4316381QB81LN/FL
Jun 12, 2025TXIII · Driver-only4KEY TAPANES TRANSPORT LLC 4316381QB81LN/FL
Apr 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSGABINO TRANSPORTATION LLC 3471704QB81LN/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KEY TAPANES TRANSPORT LLC4316381Jun 12, 2025Aug 25, 20262TX
GABINO TRANSPORTATION LLC3471704Apr 4, 2025Apr 4, 20251TX
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.
QB81LNFL2KEY TAPANES TRANSPORT LLCJun 12, 2025Aug 25, 20262
QB81LNFLGABINO TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 4, 2025Apr 4, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 30, 2026