Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Sterling Truck

2FWYFXYB51AB41574 · Truck · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 5, 2024
ME
Last seenMay 18, 2026
ME
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWYFXYB51AB41574
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2001
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
YFXYB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
B41574

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L9522

Prefix basis · 4 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
2001

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 5, 2024 – May 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 18, 2026MEII · Walk-around0LAKESIDE LAWN CARE 2597563412CQF/ME
Nov 20, 2025MEII · Walk-around1LAKESIDE LAWN CARE 2597563412CQF/ME
Jun 5, 2024MEIII · Driver-only1LAKESIDE LAWN CARE 25975637C0833/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LAKESIDE LAWN CARE2597563Jun 5, 2024May 18, 20263ME
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.
412CQFMELAKESIDE LAWN CARENov 20, 2025May 18, 20262
7C0833MELAKESIDE LAWN CAREJun 5, 2024Jun 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026