Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Cottrell C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI

5E0AA1646PG888501 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenSep 6, 2023
IL
Last seenJul 19, 2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
5E0AA1646PG888501
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
AA164

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
888501

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 · 1,167 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 · 1,167 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
2023

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 6, 2023 – Jul 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 19, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1NIVA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3346350935903ST/IL
Jun 5, 2026MDII · Walk-around0NIVA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3346350935903ST/IL
Nov 5, 2025FLIII · Driver-only1NIVA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3346350935903ST/IL
Sep 5, 2024LAIII · Driver-only3NIVA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3346350935903ST/IL
Apr 17, 2024TNI · Full0ALPINA CARRIER CORP 4014866935903ST/UK
Jan 12, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1ALPINA CARRIER CORP 4014866935903ST/IL
Sep 6, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0ALPINA CARRIER CORP 4014866935903ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NIVA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3346350Sep 5, 2024Jul 19, 20264IL
ALPINA CARRIER CORP4014866Sep 6, 2023Apr 17, 20243IL
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.
935903STIL2NIVA AUTO TRANSPORT LLCSep 5, 2024Jul 19, 20264
935903STUKALPINA CARRIER CORPApr 17, 2024Apr 17, 20241
935903STILALPINA CARRIER CORPSep 6, 2023Jan 12, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026