Model platform statistics

STERLING TRUCK A9500 series

Power

Observed trucks and fleets, single-power-unit inspection outcomes, and failure groups grounded in the federal CFR section and BASIC reference.

Interpretation guardrail

These roadside results reflect operators' maintenance and duty cycle as much as the vehicle. They are not evidence of a manufacturer defect. OOS rates and failure frequencies are normalized per inspection, never presented as a raw count pretending to be a rate.

Violation detail is as of Nov 6, 2026; it is not current. Platform and cab labels appear only where external evidence established them. A missing label means “not established,” never “no.”

Observed model footprint

Attributed inspection span: Jun 12, 2023 – Nov 3, 2026.

Distinct attributed trucks1,670
Exactly one resolvable power unit
Attributed inspections5,491
5,623 resolved unit records
Observed fleets1,583
Distinct inspection USDOTs
Reported trucks88,554
1,576 fleets with established truck_units

Reported trucks sum FMCSA truck_units across distinct observed fleets after the existing plausibility clamp. It is operator context, not this model's production count, and never uses power_units or MCS-150 mileage.

Level-scoped OOS outcomes

Rates count OOS inspections only inside the same inspection-level population used by their denominator.

Vehicle OOS rate33.1%
vs 22.26% national · 1,381 of 4,179 level 1/2/5/6 inspections
Driver OOS rate4.1%
vs 6.67% national · 225 of 5,451 level 1/2/3/6 inspections

Top violation groups

Attributable vehicle violations grouped only by CFR section and BASIC category as of Nov 6, 2026. Frequencies are per 100 attributed inspections.

CFR 393.9 · Vehicle Maintenance
59.5 / 100
CFR 393 · Vehicle Maintenance
29.8 / 100
CFR 393.75 · Vehicle Maintenance
28.3 / 100
CFR 393.45 · Vehicle Maintenance
21.3 / 100
CFR 393.55 · Vehicle Maintenance
20.2 / 100
CFR 393.11 · Vehicle Maintenance
19.0 / 100
CFR 396.5 · Vehicle Maintenance
18.5 / 100
CFR 396.3 · Vehicle Maintenance
18.1 / 100
CFR 392.2 · Unsafe Driving
17.7 / 100
CFR 396.17 · Vehicle Maintenance
15.0 / 100

CFR 393.9 · Vehicle Maintenance: 3,265 violations; 366 marked OOS.

CFR 393 · Vehicle Maintenance: 1,638 violations; 373 marked OOS.

CFR 393.75 · Vehicle Maintenance: 1,552 violations; 598 marked OOS.

CFR 393.45 · Vehicle Maintenance: 1,169 violations; 118 marked OOS.

CFR 393.55 · Vehicle Maintenance: 1,110 violations; 0 marked OOS.

CFR 393.11 · Vehicle Maintenance: 1,043 violations; 8 marked OOS.

CFR 396.5 · Vehicle Maintenance: 1,018 violations; 51 marked OOS.

CFR 396.3 · Vehicle Maintenance: 995 violations; 367 marked OOS.

CFR 392.2 · Unsafe Driving: 972 violations; 6 marked OOS.

CFR 396.17 · Vehicle Maintenance: 825 violations; 0 marked OOS.

Established platform and cab splits

Only externally sourced labels are listed; the model rollup above still includes VINs whose labels are not established.

No platform or cab label is established for this model. That does not mean the model has no platform variants or cab configurations; it means this store has no sourced label to publish.