Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Cottrell

1C9AF1473YG148303 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenJun 14, 2023
FL
Last seenMar 4, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1C9AF1473YG148303
Make
Cottrell
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2000
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1C9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AF147

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
148303

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
2000

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 · Jun 14, 2023 – Mar 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 4, 2026TNII · Walk-around01ST JR AUTO CARRIER INC 2446363236C990/TX
Nov 22, 2025TXIII · Driver-only5OOSJC CAR TOWING LLC 1862156150C357/TX
Jul 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around2CHEETAH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3400810150C357/TX
Feb 27, 2024MSII · Walk-around4OOSCHEETAH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3400810150C357/TX
Feb 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around0CHEETAH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3400810150C357/TX
Jun 14, 2023FLIII · Driver-only4OOSCHEETAH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3400810150C357/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
1ST JR AUTO CARRIER INC2446363Mar 4, 2026Mar 4, 20261TX
JC CAR TOWING LLC1862156Nov 22, 2025Nov 22, 20251TX
CHEETAH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3400810Jun 14, 2023Jul 9, 20244TX
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.
236C990TX1ST JR AUTO CARRIER INCMar 4, 2026Mar 4, 20261
150C357TXJC CAR TOWING LLCNov 22, 2025Nov 22, 20251
150C357TXCHEETAH AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJun 14, 2023Jul 9, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026