Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWJA3CK09AAF9422 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenAug 25, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 6, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
2FWJA3CK09AAF9422
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 21, 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
JA3CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
AF9422

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 · 52 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
A9500 series

Prefix basis · 52 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
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 · Aug 25, 2023 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around2MEC27 TRUCKING LLC 40991311M20253/TX
May 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSOSBALDO TRUCKING LLC 26349211M20253/TX
Feb 19, 2026TXI · Full8MEC27 TRUCKING LLC 40991311M20253/TX
Feb 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSMEC27 TRUCKING LLC 40991311M20253/TX
Feb 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around4MEC27 TRUCKING LLC 40991311M20253/TX
Nov 9, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSMEC27 TRUCKING LLC 40991311M20253/TX
Aug 25, 2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSMEC27 TRUCKING LLC 40991311M20253/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
OSBALDO TRUCKING LLC2634921May 6, 2026May 6, 20261TX
MEC27 TRUCKING LLC4099131Aug 25, 2023May 6, 20266TX
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.
1M20253TXOSBALDO TRUCKING LLCMay 6, 2026May 6, 20261
1M20253TXMEC27 TRUCKING LLCAug 25, 2023May 6, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026