Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2006 Cottrell CS-12

5E0AN14406G028101 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJul 26, 2025
ND
Last seenJun 17, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AN14406G028101
Make
Cottrell
Model
CS-12
Model year
2006
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
AN144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
028101

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 · 46 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CS-12

Prefix basis · 46 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.

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 · Jul 26, 2025 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026KSIII · Driver-only0—SMILE EXPRESS INC 3021645HW01398/OR
Aug 23, 2025IDIII · Driver-only1—SMILE EXPRESS INC 3021645HW01398/OR
Jul 26, 2025NDII · Walk-around2OOSSEAHAWK LOGISTICS INC 298790626266AL/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMILE EXPRESS INC3021645Aug 23, 2025Jun 17, 20262OR
SEAHAWK LOGISTICS INC2987906Jul 26, 2025Jul 26, 20251WA
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.
HW01398OR2SMILE EXPRESS INCAug 23, 2025 → Jun 17, 20262
26266ALWA—SEAHAWK LOGISTICS INCJul 26, 2025 → Jul 26, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026