Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWJA3CK69AAJ4389 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections45
all-time
OOS inspections9
of 45
First seenJan 22, 2024
US
Last seenAug 4, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
2FWJA3CK69AAJ4389
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
A9500 series
Model year
2009
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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
JA3CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
AJ4389

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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 · 52 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
A9500 series

Prefix basis · 52 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed model
A9500 series

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Source · Vektor corpus / 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 · Jan 22, 2024 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Jul 27, 2026USI · Full6—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
May 18, 2026NMII · Walk-around0—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CH
May 7, 2026USIII · Driver-only0—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Apr 28, 2026TXI · Full5—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CI
Apr 23, 2026USI · Full2—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Mar 13, 2026USI · Full3OOSERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Feb 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CI
Feb 10, 2026USI · Full4—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Dec 17, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Oct 29, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CH
Oct 17, 2025TXI · Full2—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/DF
Oct 3, 2025TXI · Full6—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CI
Oct 2, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Sep 22, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Sep 17, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Sep 12, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Jul 29, 2025USII · Walk-around0—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Jul 24, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Jul 16, 2025USI · Full3—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Jul 16, 2025TXI · Full2—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Jul 11, 2025USI · Full7OOSERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CI
Jul 7, 2025NMII · Walk-around0—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CH
Jul 1, 2025USI · Full7OOSERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CI
Jul 1, 2025USI · Full6OOSERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Jun 17, 2025USI · Full3—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Jun 4, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CH
Apr 28, 2025NMII · Walk-around0—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Apr 21, 2025USI · Full3—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CI
Apr 17, 2025TXI · Full1—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Mar 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around2—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Mar 25, 2025USI · Full3OOSERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CI
Mar 11, 2025TXI · Full2—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CI
Feb 26, 2025TXI · Full0—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CI
Feb 6, 2025TXI · Full1—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CI
Jan 20, 2025NMII · Walk-around0—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CH
Jan 14, 2025USI · Full8OOSERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Jan 10, 2025TXI · Full3—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CI
Oct 23, 2024USI · Full7—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Oct 10, 2024USI · Full3—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
Oct 9, 2024USI · Full3—SERVICIO INTERNACIONAL DE ENLACE TERRESTRE SA DE CV 81817535EP5J/MX
Aug 30, 2024TXI · Full2—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CI
Aug 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around4—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/DF
May 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around5—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/CI
Jan 22, 2024USI · Full7OOSERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV 401744235EP5J/MX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CV4017442Jan 22, 2024Aug 4, 202644BN
SERVICIO INTERNACIONAL DE ENLACE TERRESTRE SA DE CV818175Oct 9, 2024Oct 9, 20241MX
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.
35EP5JMX1ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CVJan 22, 2024 → Aug 4, 202624
35EP5JCH1ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CVJan 20, 2025 → May 18, 20265
35EP5JCI—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CVMay 9, 2024 → Apr 28, 202613
35EP5JDF—ERA MULTIMODAL SA DE CVAug 14, 2024 → Oct 17, 20252
35EP5JMX—SERVICIO INTERNACIONAL DE ENLACE TERRESTRE SA DE CVOct 9, 2024 → Oct 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026