Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Sterling Truck Acterra

2FZHCHBS29AAM7514 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenSep 20, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 10, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZHCHBS29AAM7514
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
Acterra
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
HCHBS

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
AM7514

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 · 12 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Acterra

Prefix basis · 12 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 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 · Sep 20, 2023 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OSCAR MARTINEZ 1639136MYH8360/TX
Oct 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around0OSCAR MARTINEZ 1639136MYH8360/TX
Aug 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around0OSCAR MARTINEZ 1639136MYH8360/TX
Jul 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OSCAR MARTINEZ 1639136MYH8360/TX
May 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSOSCAR MARTINEZ 1639136MYH8360/TX
Jun 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OSCAR MARTINEZ 1639136MYH8360/TX
Apr 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around0OSCAR MARTINEZ 1639136MYH8360/TX
Feb 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around0OSCAR MARTINEZ 1639136MYH8360/TX
Sep 20, 2023TXII · Walk-around0OSCAR MARTINEZ 1639136MYH8360/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OSCAR MARTINEZ1639136Sep 20, 2023Apr 10, 20269TX
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.
MYH8360TXOSCAR MARTINEZSep 20, 2023Apr 10, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026