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 Jun 16, 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 – Aug 1, 2026.

Distinct attributed trucks5,406
Exactly one resolvable power unit
Attributed inspections10,338
10,449 resolved unit records
Observed fleets4,771
Distinct inspection USDOTs
Reported trucks171,718
4,752 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 rate33.5%
2,169 of 6,481 level 1/2/5/6 inspections
Driver OOS rate6.5%
671 of 10,276 level 1/2/3/6 inspections

Top violation groups

Attributable vehicle violations grouped only by CFR section and BASIC category as of Jun 16, 2026. Frequencies are per 100 attributed inspections.

CFR 393.9 · Vehicle Maintenance
40.3 / 100
CFR 392.2 · Unsafe Driving
23.8 / 100
CFR 393 · Vehicle Maintenance
15.1 / 100
CFR 393.75 · Vehicle Maintenance
13.8 / 100
CFR 396.17 · Vehicle Maintenance
12.8 / 100
CFR 393.95 · Vehicle Maintenance
10.7 / 100
CFR 393.78 · Vehicle Maintenance
8.6 / 100
CFR 393.45 · Vehicle Maintenance
8.2 / 100
CFR 393.11 · Vehicle Maintenance
8.1 / 100
CFR 396.3 · Vehicle Maintenance
6.8 / 100

CFR 393.9 · Vehicle Maintenance: 4,171 violations; 500 marked OOS.

CFR 392.2 · Unsafe Driving: 2,460 violations; 6 marked OOS.

CFR 393 · Vehicle Maintenance: 1,559 violations; 539 marked OOS.

CFR 393.75 · Vehicle Maintenance: 1,426 violations; 872 marked OOS.

CFR 396.17 · Vehicle Maintenance: 1,323 violations; 1 marked OOS.

CFR 393.95 · Vehicle Maintenance: 1,102 violations; 0 marked OOS.

CFR 393.78 · Vehicle Maintenance: 894 violations; 2 marked OOS.

CFR 393.45 · Vehicle Maintenance: 848 violations; 162 marked OOS.

CFR 393.11 · Vehicle Maintenance: 839 violations; 16 marked OOS.

CFR 396.3 · Vehicle Maintenance: 698 violations; 430 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.