Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Cottrell C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

5E0AJ14497G168905 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 12, 2023
SD
Last seenAug 5, 2026
SD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 37 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
5E0AJ14497G168905
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11
Model year
2007
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
AJ144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
168905

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 · 326 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

Prefix basis · 326 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
2007

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

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 · Jul 12, 2023 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0INTERMOUND TRANSPORT LOGISTICS LLC 282778416570AG/WA
Jan 13, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0VNS AUTO TRANSPORT INC 249565816570AG/WA
Jul 29, 2025MTII · Walk-around0VNS AUTO TRANSPORT INC 249565816570AG/WA
Jan 9, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0VNS AUTO TRANSPORT INC 249565816570AG/WA
Aug 23, 2023MTII · Walk-around0MUSCLE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 303545216570AG/WA
Jul 12, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0MUSCLE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 303545216570AG/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INTERMOUND TRANSPORT LOGISTICS LLC2827784Aug 5, 2026Aug 5, 20261WA
VNS AUTO TRANSPORT INC2495658Jan 9, 2024Jan 13, 20263WA
MUSCLE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3035452Jul 12, 2023Aug 23, 20232WA
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.
16570AGWA2INTERMOUND TRANSPORT LOGISTICS LLCAug 5, 2026Aug 5, 20261
16570AGWAVNS AUTO TRANSPORT INCJan 9, 2024Jan 13, 20263
16570AGWAMUSCLE AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJul 12, 2023Aug 23, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026