Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Cottrell C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI

5E0AA1645RG018001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenMay 5, 2024
NE
Last seenAug 13, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
5E0AA1645RG018001
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI
Model year
2024
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
AA164

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
018001

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 · 1,167 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 · 1,167 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
2024

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 · May 5, 2024 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0VG AUTO INC 2486593972171ST/IL
Aug 13, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0VG AUTO INC 2486593972171ST/IL
Jun 3, 2026FLII · Walk-around1VG AUTO INC 2486593972171/IL
Sep 2, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811972171ST/IL
Jul 26, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811972171ST/IL
Jun 3, 2025AZIII · Driver-only2TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811972171ST/IL
Apr 15, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811972171ST/IL
May 5, 2024NEIII · Driver-only4TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811972171ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VG AUTO INC2486593Jun 3, 2026Aug 13, 20263IL
TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC2498811May 5, 2024Sep 2, 20255IL
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.
972171STIL2VG AUTO INCAug 13, 2026Aug 13, 20262
972171ILVG AUTO INCJun 3, 2026Jun 3, 20261
972171STILTAURUS AUTO GROUP INCMay 5, 2024Sep 2, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026