Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

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

5E0AX1745HG843001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJun 16, 2023
PA
Last seenMar 5, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
5E0AX1745HG843001
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
Jun 20, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
843001

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
2017

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 · Jun 16, 2023 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026KYIII · Driver-only1HARROW TRANSPORT LLC 2469942PT500P9/PA
Apr 17, 2025PAI · Full12FIRST CLASS AUTO INC 2841621PT500P9/PA
Mar 7, 2025NJI · Full3FIRST CLASS AUTO INC 2841621PT500P9/PA
Dec 19, 2024NJII · Walk-around2FIRST CLASS AUTO INC 2841621PT500P9/PA
Oct 10, 2024PAII · Walk-around4FIRST CLASS AUTO INC 2841621PT500P9/PA
Jul 26, 2024PAII · Walk-around2FIRST CLASS AUTO INC 2841621PT500P9/PA
Jun 16, 2023PAIII · Driver-only0FIRST CLASS AUTO INC 2841621PT500P9/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HARROW TRANSPORT LLC2469942Mar 5, 2026Mar 5, 20261PA
FIRST CLASS AUTO INC2841621Jun 16, 2023Apr 17, 20256PA
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.
PT500P9PAHARROW TRANSPORT LLCMar 5, 2026Mar 5, 20261
PT500P9PAFIRST CLASS AUTO INCJun 16, 2023Apr 17, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026