Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWJA3DE85AU83046 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 16
First seenJul 19, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 20, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
2FWJA3DE85AU83046
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
JA3DE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
U83046

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 · 39 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
A9500 series

Prefix basis · 39 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 19, 2023 – Feb 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around3TRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CV 256380392ES9E/MX
Dec 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around3TRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CV 256380392ES9E/MX
Nov 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around1TRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CV 256380392ES9E/MX
Oct 15, 2024USI · Full5TRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CV 256380392ES9E/MX
Sep 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around2TRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CV 256380392ES9E/MX
Aug 27, 2024TXI · Full8OOSTRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CV 256380392ES9E/MX
Aug 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around3TRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CV 256380392ES9E/MX
Jul 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around1TRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CV 256380392ES9E/MX
Apr 17, 2024TXI · Full2TRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CV 256380392ES9E/MX
Mar 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around3TRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CV 256380392ES9E/MX
Mar 15, 2024TXI · Full4TRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CV 256380392ES9E/MX
Mar 8, 2024TXI · Full2OOSTRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CV 256380392ES9E/MX
Mar 4, 2024TXI · Full5TRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CV 256380392ES9E/MX
Feb 21, 2024USI · Full6OOSTRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CV 256380392ES9E/MX
Jan 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around2LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 322005375EP1C/MX
Jul 19, 2023TXI · Full4LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS 322005375EP1C/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CV2563803Feb 21, 2024Feb 20, 202514TA
LUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLAS3220053Jul 19, 2023Jan 23, 20242TA
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.
92ES9EMXTRANSPORTES REFRIGERADOS GC XPRESS SA DE CVFeb 21, 2024Feb 20, 202514
75EP1CMXLUIS BASILIO MENDOZA GOLLASJul 19, 2023Jan 23, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026