Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

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

5E0AX1742MG555401 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJan 14, 2025
UT
Last seenSep 9, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
5E0AX1742MG555401
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
Sep 21, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
555401

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.

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 · Jan 14, 2025 – Sep 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 9, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0—GUKA INC 41484995427362/ME
Jan 22, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0—GEOMM LLC 38841435427362/ME
Jan 14, 2025UTIII · Driver-only3—GEOMM LLC 38841435427362/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GUKA INC4148499Sep 9, 2026Sep 9, 20261PA
GEOMM LLC3884143Jan 14, 2025Jan 22, 20252PA
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.
5427362ME2GUKA INCSep 9, 2026 → Sep 9, 20261
5427362ME—GEOMM LLCJan 14, 2025 → Jan 22, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 21, 2026