Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWJA3CVX7AY46998 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
5 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenApr 22, 2024
MA
Last seenSep 19, 2024
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 5 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
2FWJA3CVX7AY46998
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
A9500 series
Model year
2007
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
Y46998

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
2007

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 · Apr 22, 2024 – Sep 19, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 19, 2024MDIII · Driver-only1VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION CORP 64376036855/RI
Aug 16, 2024MDIII · Driver-only0VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION CORP 64376036855/RI
Apr 22, 2024MAIII · Driver-only1ROCKWELL AMUSEMENT TRANSPORTATION 31607936855/RI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION CORP643760Aug 16, 2024Sep 19, 20242RI
ROCKWELL AMUSEMENT TRANSPORTATION316079Apr 22, 2024Apr 22, 20241RI
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.
36855RIVIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION CORPAug 16, 2024Sep 19, 20242
36855RIROCKWELL AMUSEMENT TRANSPORTATIONApr 22, 2024Apr 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026