Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Cottrell CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

5E0AX1342KG235501 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenOct 28, 2024
TN
Last seenApr 9, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
5E0AX1342KG235501
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309
Model year
2019
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
AX134

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
235501

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.

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
2019

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

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 28, 2024 – Apr 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 9, 2026CAI · Full6OOSV REY TRANSPORTATION LLC 40514305642608/ME
Feb 10, 2025WAII · Walk-around7NIC CARRIER LLC 338352574489AC/WA
Oct 28, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1NIC CARRIER LLC 338352574489AC/UK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
V REY TRANSPORTATION LLC4051430Apr 9, 2026Apr 9, 20261NY
NIC CARRIER LLC3383525Oct 28, 2024Feb 10, 20252WA
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.
5642608MEV REY TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 9, 2026Apr 9, 20261
74489ACWANIC CARRIER LLCFeb 10, 2025Feb 10, 20251
74489ACUKNIC CARRIER LLCOct 28, 2024Oct 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026