Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWJA3CV98AY78360 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenNov 25, 2023
US
Last seenNov 27, 2025
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
2FWJA3CV98AY78360
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
A9500 series
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
JA3CV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
Y78360

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 · 85 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
A9500 series

Prefix basis · 85 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
2008

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 · Nov 25, 2023 – Nov 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 27, 2025USIII · Driver-only0TURBO EXPRESS 22 S DE RL DE CV 5555359E70934/CA
Nov 25, 2025CAI · Full12OOSTURBO EXPRESS 22 S DE RL DE CV 5555359E70934/CA
Sep 26, 2025CAI · Full3TURBO EXPRESS 22 S DE RL DE CV 5555359E70934/CA
Sep 23, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0TURBO EXPRESS 22 S DE RL DE CV 5555359E70934/CA
Jul 8, 2025CAI · Full2TURBO EXPRESS 22 S DE RL DE CV 5555359E70934/CA
May 21, 2024CAII · Walk-around1CAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 21730269E70934/CA
Feb 28, 2024CAI · Full0CAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 21730269E70934/CA
Feb 26, 2024CAI · Full2CAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 21730269E70934/CA
Feb 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around0CAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 21730269E70934/CA
Jan 17, 2024USIII · Driver-only0CAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 21730269E70934/CA
Nov 25, 2023USIII · Driver-only0CAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 21730269E70934/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TURBO EXPRESS 22 S DE RL DE CV555535Jul 8, 2025Nov 27, 20255BN
CAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT LLC2173026Nov 25, 2023May 21, 20246CA
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.
9E70934CATURBO EXPRESS 22 S DE RL DE CVJul 8, 2025Nov 27, 20255
9E70934CACAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT LLCNov 25, 2023May 21, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026