Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Cottrell C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI

5E0AA1648MG549301 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenOct 10, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 16, 2026
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AA1648MG549301
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI
Model year
2021
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
549301

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
2021

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 · Oct 10, 2023 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026CAIII · Driver-only5AUTO LINE EXPRESS INC 24377334TT5415/CA
Apr 9, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1AUTO LINE EXPRESS INC 24377334TT5415/CA
Jun 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around1AUTO LINE EXPRESS INC 24377334TT5415/CA
Dec 6, 2024ORII · Walk-around1AUTO LINE EXPRESS INC 24377334TT5415/CA
Dec 2, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only1AUTO LINE EXPRESS INC 24377334TT5415/CA
Oct 25, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0AUTO LINE EXPRESS INC 24377334TT5415/CA
Jun 29, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0AUTO LINE EXPRESS INC 24377334TT5415/CA
Jun 25, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0AUTO LINE EXPRESS INC 24377334TT5415/CA
Oct 10, 2023CAII · Walk-around1OOSAUTO LINE EXPRESS INC 24377334TT5415/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AUTO LINE EXPRESS INC2437733Oct 10, 2023Jul 16, 20269CA
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.
4TT5415CA2AUTO LINE EXPRESS INCOct 10, 2023Jul 16, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026