Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Sterling Truck L8500 series

2FWBAVDC67AW86115 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 17
First seenJun 22, 2023
FL
Last seenJan 23, 2026
FL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWBAVDC67AW86115
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L8500 series
Model year
2007
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 14, 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
BAVDC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
W86115

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 · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L8500 series

Prefix basis · 7 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
2007

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
L8500 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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Jan 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 23, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P8022I/FL
Aug 20, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P8022I/FL
Jun 16, 2025FLII · Walk-around0RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P8022I/FL
May 29, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P8022I/FL
May 21, 2025FLII · Walk-around1RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P8022I/FL
Apr 25, 2025FLII · Walk-around2OOSRAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P8022I/FL
Jan 21, 2025FLII · Walk-around2RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P8022I/FL
Dec 18, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P8022I/FL
Dec 13, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P8022I/FL
Aug 7, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P8022I/FL
Jun 17, 2024FLII · Walk-around0RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P8022I/FL
Mar 26, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P8022I/FL
Nov 27, 2023FLII · Walk-around1RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P321B/FL
Oct 26, 2023FLII · Walk-around0RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P3251B/FL
Aug 23, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P3251B/FL
Jul 17, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P3251B/FL
Jun 22, 2023FLII · Walk-around0RAIDEL NODA MACHADO 2088523P3251B/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAIDEL NODA MACHADO2088523Jun 22, 2023Jan 23, 202617FL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
P8022IFLRAIDEL NODA MACHADOMar 26, 2024Jan 23, 202612
P321BFLRAIDEL NODA MACHADONov 27, 2023Nov 27, 20231
P3251BFLRAIDEL NODA MACHADOJun 22, 2023Oct 26, 20234
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026