Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZHAZCK55AU44927 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenSep 28, 2023
FL
Last seenMay 8, 2026
FL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZHAZCK55AU44927
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9500 series
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
2FZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HAZCK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
U44927

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 · 35 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L9500 series

Prefix basis · 35 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
2005

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
L9500 series

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Sep 28, 2023 – May 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0WHITNEY TRANSPORT LLC 3189494N0809Z/FL
Jan 29, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0WHITNEY TRANSPORT LLC 3189494N0809Z/FL
Jan 15, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0WHITNEY TRANSPORT LLC 3189494N0809Z/FL
Aug 5, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0WHITNEY TRANSPORT LLC 3189494N0809Z/FL
Jun 10, 2024FLII · Walk-around3WHITNEY TRANSPORT LLC 3189494N0809Z/FL
Apr 16, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0WHITNEY TRANSPORT LLC 3189494N0809Z/FL
Feb 29, 2024FLIII · Driver-only1WHITNEY TRANSPORT LLC 3189494N0809Z/FL
Sep 28, 2023FLIII · Driver-only0WHITNEY TRANSPORT LLC 3189494N0809Z/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WHITNEY TRANSPORT LLC3189494Sep 28, 2023May 8, 20268FL
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.
N0809ZFLWHITNEY TRANSPORT LLCSep 28, 2023May 8, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026