Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZHAZCV44AN02972 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 15
First seenAug 1, 2023
NC
Last seenApr 27, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZHAZCV44AN02972
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9500 series
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
2FZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HAZCV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
N02972

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 · 360 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L9500 series

Prefix basis · 360 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
2004

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 · Aug 1, 2023 – Apr 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 27, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0T COLE TRUCKING LLC 3364448NK9547/NC
Mar 19, 2026NCII · Walk-around0T COLE TRUCKING LLC 3364448NK9547/NC
Dec 9, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0T COLE TRUCKING LLC 3364448NK9547/NC
Nov 10, 2025NCII · Walk-around1T COLE TRUCKING LLC 3364448NK9547/NC
Sep 30, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0T COLE TRUCKING LLC 3364448NK9547/NC
Sep 11, 2025NCII · Walk-around6OOST COLE TRUCKING LLC 3364448NK9547/NC
Aug 12, 2025NCII · Walk-around2T COLE TRUCKING LLC 3364448NK9547/NC
Aug 1, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1T COLE TRUCKING LLC 3364448NK9547/NC
Jun 6, 2025NCII · Walk-around0T COLE TRUCKING LLC 3364448NK9547/NC
Dec 4, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0T COLE TRUCKING LLC 3364448NK9547/NC
Nov 21, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0T COLE TRUCKING LLC 3364448NK9547/NC
Mar 5, 2024NCII · Walk-around0T COLE TRUCKING LLC 3364448NK9547/NC
Feb 28, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0T COLE TRUCKING LLC 3364448NK9547/NC
Jan 17, 2024NCIII · Driver-only2T COLE TRUCKING LLC 3364448NK9547/NC
Aug 1, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0T COLE TRUCKING LLC 3364448NK9547/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
T COLE TRUCKING LLC3364448Aug 1, 2023Apr 27, 202615NC
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.
NK9547NCT COLE TRUCKING LLCAug 1, 2023Apr 27, 202615
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026