Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWJA3CGX3AK73743 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections32
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 32
First seenJun 12, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 21, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWJA3CGX3AK73743
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
A9500 series
Model year
2003
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
JA3CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
K73743

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 · 57 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
A9500 series

Prefix basis · 57 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
2003

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 · Jun 12, 2023 – Jun 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 21, 2025TXI · Full4VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/MX
May 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around1VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/CI
Mar 20, 2025USI · Full0VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/MX
Feb 26, 2025USI · Full2VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/MX
Feb 22, 2025USI · Full3VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428263EM9T/MX
Jan 9, 2025USI · Full2VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/MX
Dec 17, 2024USI · Full3VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/MX
Dec 13, 2024TXI · Full1VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/CI
Dec 3, 2024TXI · Full3VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/CI
Nov 22, 2024TXI · Full1VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/DF
Jul 15, 2024TXI · Full0VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/CI
May 9, 2024TXI · Full4OOSVICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/MX
May 8, 2024USIII · Driver-only0VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/MX
May 7, 2024TXI · Full2VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/MX
Apr 25, 2024TXI · Full1VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/MX
Apr 22, 2024TXI · Full1VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/CI
Apr 19, 2024TXI · Full1VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/CI
Apr 10, 2024TXI · Full1OOSVICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/CI
Apr 9, 2024TXI · Full3VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/CI
Mar 21, 2024USI · Full3OOSVICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/MX
Feb 21, 2024NMII · Walk-around0VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/MX
Dec 29, 2023TXII · Walk-around1VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/MX
Dec 19, 2023TXI · Full2VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/CI
Nov 15, 2023TXI · Full3VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/CI
Nov 9, 2023USI · Full0VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/CI
Sep 11, 2023USI · Full3VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428263EM9T/MX
Aug 31, 2023TXI · Full0VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/CI
Aug 14, 2023NMII · Walk-around0VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/CH
Aug 10, 2023USI · Full2OOSVICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/MX
Jul 20, 2023TXI · Full2VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/CI
Jul 18, 2023USI · Full1VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/MX
Jun 12, 2023TXI · Full2VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO 60428262EM9T/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERO604282Jun 12, 2023Jun 21, 202532CI
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.
62EM9TMXVICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLEROJun 12, 2023Jun 21, 202515
62EM9TCIVICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLEROJul 20, 2023May 13, 202513
63EM9TMXVICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLEROSep 11, 2023Feb 22, 20252
62EM9TDFVICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLERONov 22, 2024Nov 22, 20241
62EM9TCHVICTORIA BUHAYA CABALLEROAug 14, 2023Aug 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026