Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWBA2CKX9AAJ3096 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections54
all-time
OOS inspections14
of 54
First seenJun 21, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 8, 2025
US
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWBA2CKX9AAJ3096
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
A9500 series
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
2FW

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
BA2CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
AJ3096

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
STERLING TRUCK

Prefix basis · 21 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
A9500 series

Prefix basis · 21 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
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
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed model
A9500 series

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / 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 · Jun 21, 2023 – Dec 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 8, 2025USI · Full4OOSTRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Nov 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around2—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Oct 28, 2025USI · Full4OOSTRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Oct 2, 2025TXIII · Driver-only1—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Sep 25, 2025TXI · Full3—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Sep 24, 2025TXI · Full5—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Sep 11, 2025TXI · Full4—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Sep 8, 2025TXI · Full4—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/CI
Aug 28, 2025TXI · Full5—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Aug 26, 2025TXI · Full6OOSTRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/CI
Jul 28, 2025USI · Full2—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Jul 17, 2025TXI · Full9—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Jul 8, 2025TXI · Full5OOSTRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Jun 26, 2025TXI · Full8—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Jun 23, 2025TXI · Full9—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
May 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around6—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
May 13, 2025TXI · Full11OOSTRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Apr 9, 2025TXI · Full13—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Apr 2, 2025TXI · Full2—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Jan 16, 2025USI · Full2OOSTRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Jan 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around8—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Dec 19, 2024TXI · Full2—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Dec 6, 2024TXI · Full0—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/CI
Nov 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around5—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Nov 14, 2024TXI · Full4—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Nov 4, 2024TXI · Full11OOSTRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Oct 30, 2024TXI · Full3—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Oct 29, 2024TXI · Full9—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Oct 24, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Oct 22, 2024USI · Full1—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Oct 17, 2024TXIII · Driver-only4—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Jul 12, 2024TXI · Full5—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/CI
Apr 23, 2024TXI · Full10OOSTRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/CI
Apr 9, 2024TXI · Full1—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/CI
Feb 27, 2024TXI · Full3—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/CI
Feb 16, 2024TXI · Full9OOSTRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Feb 14, 2024TXI · Full4OOSTRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Feb 8, 2024TXI · Full3—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Jan 29, 2024TXI · Full3—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Dec 29, 2023TXII · Walk-around2—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Dec 13, 2023USI · Full3OOSTRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Dec 8, 2023TXI · Full11—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Nov 17, 2023USI · Full2—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Nov 13, 2023TXI · Full6—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Oct 24, 2023TXI · Full11OOSTRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Aug 25, 2023TXI · Full5—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/CI
Aug 22, 2023TXI · Full4—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/CI
Aug 2, 2023TXI · Full5OOSTRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/CI
Jul 31, 2023TXI · Full3—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/CI
Jul 18, 2023USI · Full1—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Jul 5, 2023TXI · Full3—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/CI
Jul 3, 2023TXI · Full1—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/CI
Jun 23, 2023USI · Full8OOSTRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/MX
Jun 21, 2023TXI · Full6—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV 397146750EN7M/CI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CV3971467Jun 21, 2023Dec 8, 202554CI
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.
50EN7MMX—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CVJun 23, 2023 → Dec 8, 202540
50EN7MCI—TRANSPORTES 4 AMIGOS S DE RL DE CVJun 21, 2023 → Sep 8, 202514
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026