Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Cottrell C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI

5E0AA1648LG447401 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenMar 22, 2024
WA
Last seenApr 28, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 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
5E0AA1648LG447401
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
447401

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
2020

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 · Mar 22, 2024 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around2SOFT TRANS AUTO LLC 41808795343865/ME
Apr 28, 2025NMII · Walk-around1SOFT TRANS AUTO LLC 41808795343865/ME
Sep 4, 2024ILII · Walk-around1OOSAG LOGISTICS LLC 28972695343865/ME
Mar 22, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1OOSNEW WAY TRANSPORTATION LLC 22720995343865/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOFT TRANS AUTO LLC4180879Apr 28, 2025Apr 28, 20262AL
AG LOGISTICS LLC2897269Sep 4, 2024Sep 4, 20241CO
NEW WAY TRANSPORTATION LLC2272099Mar 22, 2024Mar 22, 20241FL
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.
5343865MESOFT TRANS AUTO LLCApr 28, 2025Apr 28, 20262
5343865MEAG LOGISTICS LLCSep 4, 2024Sep 4, 20241
5343865MENEW WAY TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 22, 2024Mar 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026