Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWJA3CG15AU43068 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenJun 26, 2023
US
Last seenJan 2, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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
2FWJA3CG15AU43068
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
A9500 series
Model year
2005
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
JA3CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
U43068

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
2005

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 26, 2023 – Jan 2, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 2, 2024TXI · Full3ZUNIGA SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LC 81034088ES8A/MX
Dec 8, 2023TXI · Full2ZUNIGA SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LC 81034088ES8A/MX
Nov 9, 2023USI · Full4JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956688ES8A/TA
Oct 16, 2023TXI · Full1JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956688ES8A/MX
Oct 2, 2023TXI · Full1JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956640ER4S/MX
Jul 28, 2023TXI · Full1JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956640ER4S/MX
Jul 28, 2023USI · Full5OOSJULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956640ER4S/MX
Jul 26, 2023TXI · Full3JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956640ER4S/MX
Jul 24, 2023TXI · Full2JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956640ER4S/MX
Jul 11, 2023TXI · Full2JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956640ER4S/MX
Jun 27, 2023TXI · Full2JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956640ER4S/MX
Jun 26, 2023USI · Full3JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA 238956640ER4S/TA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ZUNIGA SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LC810340Dec 8, 2023Jan 2, 20242TX
JULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZA2389566Jun 26, 2023Nov 9, 202310TA
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.
88ES8AMXZUNIGA SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LCDec 8, 2023Jan 2, 20242
88ES8ATAJULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZANov 9, 2023Nov 9, 20231
88ES8AMXJULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZAOct 16, 2023Oct 16, 20231
40ER4SMXJULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZAJun 27, 2023Oct 2, 20237
40ER4STAJULIO CESAR CIENFUEGOS GARZAJun 26, 2023Jun 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026