Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Cottrell

5E0AZ144X7G116501 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenFeb 9, 2024
CA
Last seenJan 23, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
5E0AZ144X7G116501
Make
Cottrell
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2007
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 9, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
116501

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
2007

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 9, 2024 – Jan 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 23, 2026CAI · Full3CC ARAUJO ENTERPRISES INC 43137204VV6997/CA
Aug 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around2CC ARAUJO ENTERPRISES INC 43137204VV6997/CA
Jul 14, 2025USI · Full4CC ARAUJO ENTERPRISES INC 43137204VV6997/CA
May 23, 2025ORII · Walk-around6OOSCC ARAUJO ENTERPRISES INC 43137204VV6997/CA
Feb 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around1PACIFIC ROAD SERVICE LLC 2976760E069104/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CC ARAUJO ENTERPRISES INC4313720May 23, 2025Jan 23, 20264CA
PACIFIC ROAD SERVICE LLC2976760Feb 9, 2024Feb 9, 20241OR
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.
4VV6997CACC ARAUJO ENTERPRISES INCMay 23, 2025Jan 23, 20264
E069104MIPACIFIC ROAD SERVICE LLCFeb 9, 2024Feb 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 9, 2026