Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Sterling truck L8500 series

2FZNBJBB5YAF98614 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seen07/23/2024
SC
Last seen04/30/2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZNBJBB5YAF98614
Make
Sterling truck
Model
L8500 series
Model year
2000
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/29/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 07/23/2024 – 04/30/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/30/2026NCIII · Driver-only0—BRANCH LANDSCAPE 3866947YA191801/NC
04/29/2026NCII · Walk-around1—BRANCH LANDSCAPE 3866947YA191801/NC
10/10/2024SCIII · Driver-only0—K&L TRANSPORTATION 3129386P888464/SC
08/01/2024SCIII · Driver-only0—K&L TRANSPORTATION 3129386P888464/SC
07/23/2024SCII · Walk-around3—K&L TRANSPORTATION 3129386P888464/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRANCH LANDSCAPE386694704/29/202604/30/20262NC
K&L TRANSPORTATION312938607/23/202410/10/20243SC
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.
YA191801NC—BRANCH LANDSCAPE04/29/2026 → 04/30/20262
P888464SC—K&L TRANSPORTATION07/23/2024 → 10/10/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/29/2026