Model platform statistics

STERLING TRUCK L9500 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 trucks5,770
Exactly one resolvable power unit
Attributed inspections11,342
11,627 resolved unit records
Observed fleets5,114
Distinct inspection USDOTs
Reported trucks189,519
5,092 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 rate33.9%
vs 22.26% national · 2,400 of 7,074 level 1/2/5/6 inspections
Driver OOS rate6.5%
vs 6.67% national · 733 of 11,276 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
42.2 / 100
CFR 392.2 · Unsafe Driving
24.8 / 100
CFR 393 · Vehicle Maintenance
15.9 / 100
CFR 393.75 · Vehicle Maintenance
14.7 / 100
CFR 396.17 · Vehicle Maintenance
13.4 / 100
CFR 393.95 · Vehicle Maintenance
10.7 / 100
CFR 393.78 · Vehicle Maintenance
9.0 / 100
CFR 393.11 · Vehicle Maintenance
8.6 / 100
CFR 393.45 · Vehicle Maintenance
8.4 / 100
CFR 393.47 · Vehicle Maintenance
7.0 / 100

CFR 393.9 · Vehicle Maintenance: 4,781 violations; 564 marked OOS.

CFR 392.2 · Unsafe Driving: 2,816 violations; 6 marked OOS.

CFR 393 · Vehicle Maintenance: 1,803 violations; 626 marked OOS.

CFR 393.75 · Vehicle Maintenance: 1,664 violations; 1,044 marked OOS.

CFR 396.17 · Vehicle Maintenance: 1,522 violations; 1 marked OOS.

CFR 393.95 · Vehicle Maintenance: 1,219 violations; 0 marked OOS.

CFR 393.78 · Vehicle Maintenance: 1,021 violations; 2 marked OOS.

CFR 393.11 · Vehicle Maintenance: 974 violations; 20 marked OOS.

CFR 393.45 · Vehicle Maintenance: 957 violations; 183 marked OOS.

CFR 393.47 · Vehicle Maintenance: 795 violations; 54 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.