Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWJA3CV04AM76379 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 17
First seenJul 17, 2023
TX
Last seenOct 7, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWJA3CV04AM76379
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
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
JA3CV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
M76379

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 · 85 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
A9500 series

Prefix basis · 85 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 17, 2023 – Oct 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 7, 2025TXI · Full3MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/MX
Apr 17, 2025USI · Full12OOSMARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/TA
Sep 4, 2024USII · Walk-around4OOSMARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/TA
May 14, 2024TXI · Full3MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/ME
Apr 10, 2024TXI · Full4MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/MX
Mar 19, 2024USI · Full3MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/MX
Mar 6, 2024TXI · Full2MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/MX
Jan 31, 2024TXI · Full5MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/MX
Jan 16, 2024TXI · Full3MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/MX
Jan 4, 2024TXI · Full5OOSMARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/MX
Jan 3, 2024TXI · Full6MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/MX
Dec 11, 2023TXI · Full6OOSMARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/MX
Dec 5, 2023USI · Full11OOSMARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/MX
Nov 28, 2023TXI · Full5OOSMARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/MX
Aug 24, 2023TXI · Full4MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/MX
Jul 27, 2023TXI · Full4MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/MX
Jul 17, 2023TXI · Full7OOSMARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO 325086511EP8E/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADO3250865Jul 17, 2023Oct 7, 202517TA
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.
11EP8EMXMARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADOJul 17, 2023Oct 7, 202514
11EP8ETAMARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADOSep 4, 2024Apr 17, 20252
11EP8EMEMARIO ERNESTO RAMIREZ MERCADOMay 14, 2024May 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026