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

5E0AA1441HG931601 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenSep 22, 2023
NV
Last seenMay 27, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
5E0AA1441HG931601
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 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
AA144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
931601

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 22, 2023 – May 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 27, 2026CAII · Walk-around0K MORALES CORP 39287964TJ4072/CA
Jun 5, 2025CAI · Full0K MORALES CORP 39287964TJ4072/CA
Jun 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSK MORALES CORP 39287964TJ4072/CA
May 31, 2025CAII · Walk-around1K MORALES CORP 39287964TJ4072/CA
May 27, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2K MORALES CORP 39287964TJ4072/CA
Feb 12, 2025NVII · Walk-around3OOSK MORALES CORP 39287964TJ4072/CA
May 1, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2PARAGON AUTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS LLC 33424514TJ4072/CA
Jan 30, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0PARAGON AUTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS LLC 33424514TJ4072/CA
Dec 19, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1PARAGON AUTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS LLC 33424514TJ4072/CA
Sep 22, 2023NVIII · Driver-only3OOSPARAGON AUTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS LLC 33424514TJ4072/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
K MORALES CORP3928796Feb 12, 2025May 27, 20266CA
PARAGON AUTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS LLC3342451Sep 22, 2023May 1, 20244CA
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.
4TJ4072CAK MORALES CORPFeb 12, 2025May 27, 20266
4TJ4072CAPARAGON AUTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS LLCSep 22, 2023May 1, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026