Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Sterling Truck Acterra

2FZACFDTX9AAJ4921 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenMar 21, 2024
KS
Last seenMar 26, 2026
WI
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
2FZACFDTX9AAJ4921
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
Acterra
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
ACFDT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
AJ4921

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 · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Acterra

Prefix basis · 10 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 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

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 · Mar 21, 2024 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026WIII · Walk-around3WINALI TRUCK LINES LLC 445654969J5JV/MO
Feb 6, 2026KSII · Walk-around2WINALI TRUCK LINES LLC 445654975J6BW/MO
Feb 2, 2026KSII · Walk-around1WINALI TRUCK LINES LLC 445654969J5JV/MO
Dec 11, 2025NCII · Walk-around2OOSWINALI TRUCK LINES LLC 445654969J5JV/MO
Aug 12, 2024KSIII · Driver-only1CHERRYROAD MEDIA INC 40462718FHT88/MO
Mar 21, 2024KSI · Full4OOSCHERRYROAD MEDIA INC 40462718FHT88/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WINALI TRUCK LINES LLC4456549Dec 11, 2025Mar 26, 20264MO
CHERRYROAD MEDIA INC4046271Mar 21, 2024Aug 12, 20242MO
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.
69J5JVMOWINALI TRUCK LINES LLCDec 11, 2025Mar 26, 20263
75J6BWMOWINALI TRUCK LINES LLCFeb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20261
8FHT88MOCHERRYROAD MEDIA INCMar 21, 2024Aug 12, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026