Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWJA3CG55AV38460 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
37 mo
Inspections25
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 25
First seenJul 5, 2023
AZ
Last seenAug 4, 2026
US
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWJA3CG55AV38460
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
A9500 series
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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.

Vehicle descriptor section
JA3CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
V38460

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 · 57 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
A9500 series

Prefix basis · 57 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
2005

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 5, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026USIII · Driver-only0MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Jan 8, 2026USI · Full11OOSMEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Dec 30, 2025USIII · Driver-only0MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Dec 16, 2025USIII · Driver-only1MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Dec 9, 2025USI · Full5MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Nov 21, 2025USIII · Driver-only1MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Nov 20, 2025USIII · Driver-only0MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Nov 18, 2025USI · Full9MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Sep 11, 2025USI · Full11OOSMEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Aug 29, 2025USI · Full7MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Aug 25, 2025USI · Full4MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Aug 15, 2025USIII · Driver-only0MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Jul 10, 2025USI · Full4MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Apr 26, 2025USII · Walk-around1MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5H/MX
Mar 5, 2025USI · Full7MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Dec 11, 2024AZI · Full2MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 28810066TB672/AZ
Jul 16, 2024USI · Full9OOSMEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/SO
May 31, 2024USII · Walk-around2MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Mar 14, 2024USI · Full13OOSMEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Feb 10, 2024USII · Walk-around4OOSMEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Jan 24, 2024USII · Walk-around2MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Nov 29, 2023AZI · Full10OOSMEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 28810066TB672/AZ
Nov 6, 2023USII · Walk-around4MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Oct 31, 2023USI · Full2MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 288100675EM5N/MX
Jul 5, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV 28810066TB672/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CV2881006Jul 5, 2023Aug 4, 202625SO
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
75EM5NMX1MEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CVOct 31, 2023Aug 4, 202620
75EM5HMXMEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CVApr 26, 2025Apr 26, 20251
6TB672AZMEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CVJul 5, 2023Dec 11, 20243
75EM5NSOMEXAM TRANSPORTATION S DE RL DE CVJul 16, 2024Jul 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026