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

5E0AA1444GG783801 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenSep 18, 2023
IN
Last seenJul 28, 2026
NY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5E0AA1444GG783801
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 18, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
783801

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 18, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026NYI · Full22OOSEASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399605164368/ME
Jul 28, 2026NYI · Full22OOSEASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399605164368/ME
Sep 3, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399605164368/ME
Nov 12, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 3139960BE88306/ME
Oct 8, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399605164368/ME
Sep 9, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399605164368/ME
Sep 3, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399605164368/ME
May 5, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399605164368/ME
Mar 13, 2024INIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399605164368/ME
Sep 18, 2023INIII · Driver-only0EASTERN EXPRESS LLC 31399605164368/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EASTERN EXPRESS LLC3139960Sep 18, 2023Jul 28, 202610MA
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.
5164368ME2EASTERN EXPRESS LLCSep 18, 2023Jul 28, 20269
BE88306MEEASTERN EXPRESS LLCNov 12, 2024Nov 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026