Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZSAZAV17AX40579 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJul 13, 2023
UT
Last seenOct 29, 2024
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZSAZAV17AX40579
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9500 series
Model year
2007
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
SAZAV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
X40579

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 · 6 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L9500 series

Prefix basis · 6 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
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 · Jul 13, 2023 – Oct 29, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 29, 2024UTII · Walk-around4IM TRUCKING LLC 3650240T143MJ/UT
May 21, 2024UTI · Full8OOSIM TRUCKING LLC 3650240T143MJ/UT
Aug 24, 2023UTIII · Driver-only4OOSBIG D'S TRUCKING LLC 36922025T6YN/UT
Jul 13, 2023UTII · Walk-around8BIG D'S TRUCKING LLC 36922025T6YN/UT
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IM TRUCKING LLC3650240May 21, 2024Oct 29, 20242UT
BIG D'S TRUCKING LLC3692202Jul 13, 2023Aug 24, 20232UT
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.
T143MJUTIM TRUCKING LLCMay 21, 2024Oct 29, 20242
5T6YNUTBIG D'S TRUCKING LLCJul 13, 2023Aug 24, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026