Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Sterling truck A9500 series

2FWJA3AS83AK66989 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seen11/07/2024
TX
Last seen01/30/2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWJA3AS83AK66989
Make
Sterling truck
Model
A9500 series
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/29/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 11/07/2024 – 01/30/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
01/30/2026TXII · Walk-around1—FIRST COAST LOGISTICS OF HOUSTON LLC 32397231N66772/TX
09/29/2025TXII · Walk-around0—FIRST COAST LOGISTICS OF HOUSTON LLC 32397231N66772/TX
06/30/2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSFIRST COAST LOGISTICS OF HOUSTON LLC 32397231N66772/TX
06/11/2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSFIRST COAST LOGISTICS OF HOUSTON LLC 32397231N66772/TX
11/07/2024TXII · Walk-around0—OPTIX LLC 3718765R733887/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FIRST COAST LOGISTICS OF HOUSTON LLC323972306/11/202501/30/20264GA
OPTIX LLC371876511/07/202411/07/20241TX
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.
1N66772TX—FIRST COAST LOGISTICS OF HOUSTON LLC06/11/2025 → 01/30/20264
R733887TX—OPTIX LLC11/07/2024 → 11/07/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/29/2026