Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Cottrell

5E0AZ1447EG535001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenFeb 20, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 18, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
5E0AZ1447EG535001
Make
Cottrell
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 10, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
535001

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 · Feb 20, 2024 – Aug 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSA3 TRANSPORT LLC 4533892254B211/TX
Aug 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSA3 TRANSPORT LLC 4533892254B211/TX
Jul 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSBK25 TRANSPORT LLC 3337095154C984/TX
Jul 5, 2024TXIII · Driver-only5BK25 TRANSPORT LLC 3337095154C984/TX
Feb 20, 2024TXIII · Driver-only6OOSBK25 TRANSPORT LLC 3337095154C984/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A3 TRANSPORT LLC4533892Aug 18, 2026Aug 18, 20262TX
BK25 TRANSPORT LLC3337095Feb 20, 2024Jul 11, 20243TX
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.
254B211TX2A3 TRANSPORT LLCAug 18, 2026Aug 18, 20262
154C984TXBK25 TRANSPORT LLCFeb 20, 2024Jul 11, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 10, 2026