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

5E0AA1642PG831101 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenDec 27, 2023
MD
Last seenMay 22, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
5E0AA1642PG831101
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 20, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
831101

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 · Dec 27, 2023 – May 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2026NCIII · Driver-only1EASTSIDE TRANSPORT INC 4279881BG70502/CT
May 16, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1EAST SIDE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2037769BG70502/CT
Mar 13, 2025USI · Full0EAST SIDE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2037769BG70502/CT
Sep 30, 2024MDIII · Driver-only1EAST SIDE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2037769BG70502/CT
Aug 28, 2024MDIII · Driver-only1EAST SIDE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2037769BG70502/CT
Jul 19, 2024MEII · Walk-around1OOSEAST SIDE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2037769BG70502/CT
Dec 27, 2023MDIII · Driver-only1EAST SIDE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2037769BG70502/CT
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EASTSIDE TRANSPORT INC4279881May 22, 2026May 22, 20261CT
EAST SIDE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC2037769Dec 27, 2023May 16, 20256CT
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.
BG70502CTEASTSIDE TRANSPORT INCMay 22, 2026May 22, 20261
BG70502CTEAST SIDE AUTO TRANSPORT LLCDec 27, 2023May 16, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026