Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Cottrell C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI

5E0AA1443GG842501 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 13
First seenNov 20, 2023
MT
Last seenJun 5, 2025
SD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AA1443GG842501
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
AA144

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
842501

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 · 326 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI

Prefix basis · 326 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
COTTRELL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 20, 2023 – Jun 5, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2025SDII · Walk-around1OOSAUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC 1277377TT8161/ID
May 15, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1AUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC 1277377TT8161/ID
Mar 27, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0AUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC 1277377TT8161/ID
Mar 17, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0AUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC 1277377TT8161/ID
Feb 28, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1AUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC 1277377TT8161/ID
Nov 23, 2024SDII · Walk-around4OOSAUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC 1277377TT8161/ID
Oct 31, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0AUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC 1277377TT8161/ID
Sep 8, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2OOSAUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC 1277377TT8161/WA
Aug 1, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0AUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC 1277377TT8161/ID
Jul 3, 2024MTII · Walk-around0AUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC 1277377TT8161/ID
Jun 27, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0AUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC 1277377TT8161/ID
Dec 18, 2023NYIII · Driver-only4AUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC 1277377TEMP/ID
Nov 20, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0AUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC 1277377TEMP/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC1277377Nov 20, 2023Jun 5, 202513ID
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.
TT8161IDAUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLCJun 27, 2024Jun 5, 202510
TT8161WAAUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLCSep 8, 2024Sep 8, 20241
TEMPIDAUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLCNov 20, 2023Dec 18, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026