Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Sterling Truck Acterra

2FZACFDT39AAM3371 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenAug 15, 2023
IA
Last seenMar 8, 2024
MN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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
2FZACFDT39AAM3371
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
Acterra
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
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
2FZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ACFDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
AM3371

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 · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Acterra

Prefix basis · 10 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
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Acterra

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

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 · Aug 15, 2023 – Mar 8, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 8, 2024MNIII · Driver-only3OOSSEBASTIAN'S TRANSPORT LLC 3531338YCC7554/MN
Aug 25, 2023WII · Full0VENTURA'S TRANSPORT LLC 3380889YCC7554/MN
Aug 15, 2023IAIII · Driver-only2VENTURA'S TRANSPORT LLC 3380889YCC7554/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SEBASTIAN'S TRANSPORT LLC3531338Mar 8, 2024Mar 8, 20241MN
VENTURA'S TRANSPORT LLC3380889Aug 15, 2023Aug 25, 20232MN
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.
YCC7554MNSEBASTIAN'S TRANSPORT LLCMar 8, 2024Mar 8, 20241
YCC7554MNVENTURA'S TRANSPORT LLCAug 15, 2023Aug 25, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026