Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Cottrell C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI

5E0AA164XSG036001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenApr 24, 2024
AR
Last seenNov 7, 2025
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
5E0AA164XSG036001
Make
Cottrell
Model
C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI
Model year
2025
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
036001

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
2025

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 · Apr 24, 2024 – Nov 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 7, 2025INIII · Driver-only0CRC TRANSPORT LLC 23608005386685/ME
Jul 30, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1CRC TRANSPORT LLC 23608005386685/ME
Nov 9, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2AR FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLC 39004645386685/ME
Apr 24, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0CRC TRANSPORT LLC 23608005386685/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CRC TRANSPORT LLC2360800Apr 24, 2024Nov 7, 20253FL
AR FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLC3900464Nov 9, 2024Nov 9, 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.
5386685MECRC TRANSPORT LLCApr 24, 2024Nov 7, 20253
5386685MEAR FREIGHT LOGISTICS LLCNov 9, 2024Nov 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026