Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWJA3CG81AH73755 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenMar 27, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 28, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
2FWJA3CG81AH73755
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
A9500 series
Model year
2001
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
H73755

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
2001

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 · Mar 27, 2024 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSDERICK VICK 4544233XKW2175/TX
Jul 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSDERICK VICK 4544233XKW2175/TX
Sep 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSSM CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION LLC 245201898N349N/TX
Mar 27, 2024TXII · Walk-around7JUAN LAUREL 19552131M38663/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DERICK VICK4544233Jul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20262TX
SM CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION LLC2452018Sep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251TX
JUAN LAUREL1955213Mar 27, 2024Mar 27, 20241TX
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.
XKW2175TX1DERICK VICKJul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20262
98N349NTXSM CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION LLCSep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251
1M38663TXJUAN LAURELMar 27, 2024Mar 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026