Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2017 Cottrell CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

5E0AX1341HG852901 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 20, 2023
NE
Last seenSep 26, 2025
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
5E0AX1341HG852901
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
AX134

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
852901

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 · 79 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

Prefix basis · 79 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 · Aug 20, 2023 – Sep 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 26, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2—BT XPRESS INC 4248421929820ST/IL
Sep 13, 2024KSII · Walk-around0—SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC 3347297929820ST/IL
Nov 15, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0—SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC 3347297929820ST/IL
Aug 20, 2023NEIII · Driver-only1—SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC 3347297929820ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BT XPRESS INC4248421Sep 26, 2025Sep 26, 20251IL
SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INC3347297Aug 20, 2023Sep 13, 20243IL
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.
929820STIL—BT XPRESS INCSep 26, 2025 → Sep 26, 20251
929820STIL—SPARK PRIME LOGISTICS INCAug 20, 2023 → Sep 13, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026