Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Cottrell C-10, C-11, C-12, C-14, C-5008, C-5307, C-5309, C-7510, C-7512, C-8ENC, CS-12, CS-5304, CS-6SD, CS-8504, CX-5304, CX-6, CX-7, EZ-5307, 31M

5E0AC1442HG956601 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenDec 12, 2023
WA
Last seenApr 26, 2026
MI
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AC1442HG956601
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-10, C-11, C-12, C-14, C-5008, C-5307, C-5309, C-7510, C-7512, C-8ENC, CS-12, CS-5304, CS-6SD, CS-8504, CX-5304, CX-6, CX-7, EZ-5307, 31M
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
AC144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
956601

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 · 115 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
C-10, C-11, C-12, C-14, C-5008, C-5307, C-5309, C-7510, C-7512, C-8ENC, CS-12, CS-5304, CS-6SD, CS-8504, CX-5304, CX-6, CX-7, EZ-5307, 31M

Prefix basis · 115 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-10, C-11, C-12, C-14, C-5008, C-5307, C-5309, C-7510, C-7512, C-8ENC, CS-12, CS-5304, CS-6SD, CS-8504, CX-5304, CX-6, CX-7, EZ-5307, 31M

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 · Dec 12, 2023 – Apr 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 26, 2026MIIII · Driver-only2GOLDEN LION LLC 32567505323453/ME
Oct 16, 2025KSII · Walk-around0GOLDEN LION LLC 32567505323453/ME
Oct 14, 2025MIIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN LION LLC 32567505323453/MA
Aug 22, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN LION LLC 32567505323453/ME
Jun 26, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN LION LLC 32567505323453/ME
Sep 8, 2024KSII · Walk-around0GOLDEN LION LLC 32567505323453/ME
Feb 17, 2024KSII · Walk-around0GOLDEN LION LLC 32567505323453/ME
Jan 18, 2024NVIII · Driver-only1GOLDEN LION LLC 32567505323453/ME
Dec 12, 2023WAII · Walk-around1OOSGOLDEN LION LLC 32567505323453/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN LION LLC3256750Dec 12, 2023Apr 26, 20269NV
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.
5323453MEGOLDEN LION LLCDec 12, 2023Apr 26, 20268
5323453MAGOLDEN LION LLCOct 14, 2025Oct 14, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026