Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Cottrell CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

5E0AX1740MG531601 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 18, 2023
OH
Last seenJul 26, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
5E0AX1740MG531601
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
AX174

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
531601

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 · 118 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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

Prefix basis · 118 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
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 · Aug 18, 2023 – Jul 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 26, 2026MSII · Walk-around0KONOREZOV INC 33493205391169/IL
Sep 13, 2025MOII · Walk-around3OOSKONOREZOV INC 33493205391169/ME
Apr 19, 2025COIII · Driver-only2KONOREZOV INC 33493205391169/ME
Apr 26, 2024MOII · Walk-around4OOSKONOREZOV INC 33493203140386/ME
Nov 18, 2023MOII · Walk-around0STH EXPRESS LLC 31403693140386/ME
Aug 18, 2023OHII · Walk-around1STH EXPRESS LLC 31403693140386/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KONOREZOV INC3349320Apr 26, 2024Jul 26, 20264FL
STH EXPRESS LLC3140369Aug 18, 2023Nov 18, 20232MD
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.
5391169IL2KONOREZOV INCJul 26, 2026Jul 26, 20261
5391169MEKONOREZOV INCApr 19, 2025Sep 13, 20252
3140386MEKONOREZOV INCApr 26, 2024Apr 26, 20241
3140386MESTH EXPRESS LLCAug 18, 2023Nov 18, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026