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

5E0AA1448HG838901 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenSep 9, 2024
IA
Last seenJul 28, 2026
IA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AA1448HG838901
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 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
AA144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
838901

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 9, 2024 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026IAII · Walk-around1BUDD AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2854949FR1492/IA
Feb 10, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1OOSBUDD AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2854949FR1492/IA
Jun 16, 2025IAII · Walk-around1OOSBUDD AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2854949FR1492/IA
Mar 4, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1BUDD AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2854949FR1492/IA
Feb 3, 2025IAIII · Driver-only4BUDD AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2854949FR1492/IA
Oct 29, 2024IAII · Walk-around7BUDD AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2854949FR1492/IA
Sep 9, 2024IAIII · Driver-only3BUDD AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2854949FR1492/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUDD AUTO TRANSPORT LLC2854949Sep 9, 2024Jul 28, 20267IA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
FR1492IA2BUDD AUTO TRANSPORT LLCSep 9, 2024Jul 28, 20267
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026