Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWJA3ASX2AK15489 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 14
First seenJul 14, 2023
US
Last seenOct 23, 2025
US
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWJA3ASX2AK15489
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
A9500 series
Model year
2002
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
JA3AS

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
K15489

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 · 35 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
A9500 series

Prefix basis · 35 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
2002

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 14, 2023 – Oct 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 23, 2025USI · Full23MARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGA 307304507EP9T/MX
Aug 27, 2025USI · Full30OOSMARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGA 307304507EP9T/MX
Aug 20, 2025USII · Walk-around20OOSMARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGA 307304507EP9T/MX
Aug 8, 2025USI · Full4MARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGA 3073045YGA3MT/AZ
Jun 19, 2025USI · Full15OOSMARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGA 307304507EP9T/MX
Jun 11, 2025AZIII · Driver-only1M3 LOGISTICS LLC 3306357YGA3MT/AZ
Jul 5, 2024AZI · Full0MARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGA 3073045YGA3MT/AZ
Apr 22, 2024USI · Full8OOSM3 LOGISTICS LLC 330635707EP9T/AZ
Sep 7, 2023AZIII · Driver-only2OOSMARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGA 3073045RZA6FF/AZ
Aug 23, 2023AZI · Full12OOSMARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGA 3073045RZA6FF/MX
Aug 17, 2023AZII · Walk-around11MIGUEL ANGEL VELASCO 843917RZA6FF/AZ
Aug 15, 2023USI · Full22MARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGA 307304507EP9T/MX
Jul 21, 2023USI · Full23MARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGA 307304507EP9T/MX
Jul 14, 2023USI · Full21OOSMARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGA 307304507EP9T/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGA3073045Jul 14, 2023Oct 23, 202511MX
M3 LOGISTICS LLC3306357Apr 22, 2024Jun 11, 20252AZ
MIGUEL ANGEL VELASCO843917Aug 17, 2023Aug 17, 20231SO
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.
07EP9TMXMARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGAJul 14, 2023Oct 23, 20257
YGA3MTAZMARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGAJul 5, 2024Aug 8, 20252
YGA3MTAZM3 LOGISTICS LLCJun 11, 2025Jun 11, 20251
07EP9TAZM3 LOGISTICS LLCApr 22, 2024Apr 22, 20241
RZA6FFAZMARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGASep 7, 2023Sep 7, 20231
RZA6FFMXMARCO AGUSTIN MORA ORTEGAAug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20231
RZA6FFAZMIGUEL ANGEL VELASCOAug 17, 2023Aug 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026