Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Cottrell

5E0AZ14422G003909 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenOct 5, 2023
MD
Last seenMar 31, 2026
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
5E0AZ14422G003909
Make
Cottrell
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2002
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 22, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
003909

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
2002

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 · Oct 5, 2023 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026MDII · Walk-around12OOSCAR GO TRANSPORTATION LLC 422231835J9/MA
Jul 2, 2025MAIII · Driver-only3TB AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3940374SM35J9/MA
Mar 21, 2024MAIII · Driver-only0TB AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 394037435J9/MA
Oct 5, 2023MDII · Walk-around2OOSTB AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 394037435J9/MA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CAR GO TRANSPORTATION LLC4222318Mar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261CT
TB AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3940374Oct 5, 2023Jul 2, 20253MA
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.
35J9MACAR GO TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261
SM35J9MATB AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJul 2, 2025Jul 2, 20251
35J9MATB AUTO TRANSPORT LLCOct 5, 2023Mar 21, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 22, 2026