Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

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

5E0AX174XHG967801 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 7, 2023
WA
Last seenAug 6, 2025
KS
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
5E0AX174XHG967801
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 25, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
967801

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 · Jul 7, 2023 – Aug 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2025KSII · Walk-around0MK PRIME EXPRESS LLC 4324333942671ST/IL
Jul 25, 2025KSII · Walk-around0MK PRIME EXPRESS LLC 4324333942671ST/IL
Jun 24, 2025MIIII · Driver-only4MK PRIME EXPRESS LLC 4324333942671ST/IL
Mar 31, 2025WAII · Walk-around3B&G PRO TRUCKING INC 3656319942671ST/IL
Apr 18, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1VERSUS LOGISTICS INC 3901245942671ST/IL
Jul 7, 2023WAII · Walk-around3IROYAL ENTERPRISE LLC 317512701814AJ/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MK PRIME EXPRESS LLC4324333Jun 24, 2025Aug 6, 20253IL
B&G PRO TRUCKING INC3656319Mar 31, 2025Mar 31, 20251IL
VERSUS LOGISTICS INC3901245Apr 18, 2024Apr 18, 20241IL
IROYAL ENTERPRISE LLC3175127Jul 7, 2023Jul 7, 20231WA
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.
942671STILMK PRIME EXPRESS LLCJun 24, 2025Aug 6, 20253
942671STILB&G PRO TRUCKING INCMar 31, 2025Mar 31, 20251
942671STILVERSUS LOGISTICS INCApr 18, 2024Apr 18, 20241
01814AJWAIROYAL ENTERPRISE LLCJul 7, 2023Jul 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026