Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cottrell C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI

5E0AA144XHG969702 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenMay 28, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 17, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
5E0AA144XHG969702
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
AA144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
969702

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-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI

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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 28, 2024 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSKEYSTONE AUTO TRANSPORT INC 27653455265131/ME
Jul 31, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1KEYSTONE AUTO TRANSPORT INC 27653455265131/ME
Jun 8, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only1KEYSTONE AUTO TRANSPORT INC 27653455265131/ME
Apr 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSKEYSTONE AUTO TRANSPORT INC 27653455265131/ME
Jan 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around1KEYSTONE AUTO TRANSPORT INC 27653455265131/ME
Jan 2, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2KEYSTONE AUTO TRANSPORT INC 27653455265131/ME
Sep 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around2GINGAR IMPORT CORPORATION 26171935265131/ME
May 28, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2OOSNOVA LOGISTICS INC 37794155265131/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KEYSTONE AUTO TRANSPORT INC2765345Jan 2, 2025Jun 17, 20266CA
GINGAR IMPORT CORPORATION2617193Sep 13, 2024Sep 13, 20241CA
NOVA LOGISTICS INC3779415May 28, 2024May 28, 20241CA
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.
5265131ME2KEYSTONE AUTO TRANSPORT INCJan 2, 2025Jun 17, 20266
5265131MEGINGAR IMPORT CORPORATIONSep 13, 2024Sep 13, 20241
5265131MENOVA LOGISTICS INCMay 28, 2024May 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026