Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Cottrell CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309

5E0AX1749FG653201 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenApr 1, 2025
CA
Last seenJun 19, 2026
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
5E0AX1749FG653201
Make
Cottrell
Model
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309
Model year
2015
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
653201

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
2015

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 · Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0CHATO'S TRANSPORT LLC 3233777G3A0F4/AZ
Feb 3, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1CHATO'S TRANSPORT LLC 3233777G3A0F4/AZ
Jan 28, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0CHATO'S TRANSPORT LLC 3233777G3A0FK/AZ
Jan 19, 2026WAII · Walk-around1CHATO'S TRANSPORT LLC 3233777G3A0F4/AZ
Apr 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around1MARIO MONTES MENDOZA 27442154NB9351/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHATO'S TRANSPORT LLC3233777Jan 19, 2026Jun 19, 20264AZ
MARIO MONTES MENDOZA2744215Apr 1, 2025Apr 1, 20251CA
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.
G3A0F4AZ2CHATO'S TRANSPORT LLCJan 19, 2026Jun 19, 20263
G3A0FKAZCHATO'S TRANSPORT LLCJan 28, 2026Jan 28, 20261
4NB9351CAMARIO MONTES MENDOZAApr 1, 2025Apr 1, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026