Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Cottrell C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

5E0AJ14449G288601 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 11, 2024
WA
Last seenJan 21, 2026
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AJ14449G288601
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
AJ144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
288601

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-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

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
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11

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 · Sep 11, 2024 – Jan 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around0V N S AUTO TRANSPORT INC 249565856140AK/WA
Feb 9, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0V N S AUTO TRANSPORT INC 249565856140AK/WA
Sep 30, 2024MTII · Walk-around0V N S AUTO TRANSPORT INC 249565856140AK/WA
Sep 11, 2024WAII · Walk-around1OOSV N S AUTO TRANSPORT INC 249565856140AK/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
V N S AUTO TRANSPORT INC2495658Sep 11, 2024Jan 21, 20264WA
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.
56140AKWAV N S AUTO TRANSPORT INCSep 11, 2024Jan 21, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026