Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWBA3CGX4AM60289 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 11, 2023
FL
Last seenJul 16, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
2FWBA3CGX4AM60289
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
A9500 series
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 21, 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.

Vehicle descriptor section
BA3CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
M60289

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
STERLING TRUCK

Prefix basis · 8 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
A9500 series

Prefix basis · 8 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
2004

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
A9500 series

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Jul 11, 2023 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0GUEDES CONCRETE FINISH LLC 4170598P7101H/FL
Apr 12, 2025FLIII · Driver-only5GUEDES CONCRETE FINISH LLC 4170598P7101H/FL
Dec 17, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0GUEDES CONCRETE FINISH LLC 4170598P7101H/FL
Jul 11, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0EL BLANCO TRUCKING SERVICES INC 3916114P0054H/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GUEDES CONCRETE FINISH LLC4170598Dec 17, 2024Jul 16, 20263FL
EL BLANCO TRUCKING SERVICES INC3916114Jul 11, 2023Jul 11, 20231FL
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.
P7101HFL1GUEDES CONCRETE FINISH LLCDec 17, 2024Jul 16, 20263
P0054HFLEL BLANCO TRUCKING SERVICES INCJul 11, 2023Jul 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 21, 2026