Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2019 Cottrell CX-5307

5E0AU1745KG213401 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
39 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJul 12, 2023
AZ
Last seenOct 15, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 39 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
5E0AU1745KG213401
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5307
Model year
2019
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
AU174

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
213401

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 · 534 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CX-5307

Prefix basis · 534 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 12, 2023 – Oct 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2026AZII · Walk-around1OOSFIVE STAR TRANS INC 4351773PT612K1/PA
Apr 14, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2—FIVE STAR TRANS INC 4351773PT612K1/PA
Jul 14, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0—FIVE STAR TRANS INC 4351773PT612K1/PA
Sep 14, 2023INIII · Driver-only0—UZ JOSH EXPRESS LLC 2998013PTK61K1/PA
Aug 5, 2023PAII · Walk-around0—UZ JOSH EXPRESS LLC 2998013PT612K1/PA
Aug 4, 2023INIII · Driver-only0—UZ JOSH EXPRESS LLC 2998013PT612K1/PA
Jul 12, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0—UZ JOSH EXPRESS LLC 2998013PT612K1/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FIVE STAR TRANS INC4351773Jul 14, 2025Oct 15, 20263PA
UZ JOSH EXPRESS LLC2998013Jul 12, 2023Sep 14, 20234PA
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.
PT612K1PA2FIVE STAR TRANS INCJul 14, 2025 → Oct 15, 20263
PTK61K1PA—UZ JOSH EXPRESS LLCSep 14, 2023 → Sep 14, 20231
PT612K1PA—UZ JOSH EXPRESS LLCJul 12, 2023 → Aug 5, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026