Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWBA2DLX5AU11147 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 25, 2023
ME
Last seenApr 24, 2026
ME
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWBA2DLX5AU11147
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
A9500 series
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
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
2FW

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BA2DL

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
U11147

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
A9500 series

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 25, 2023 – Apr 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 24, 2026MEII · Walk-around0MAINE RECYCLING CORP 288683868494/ME
Nov 21, 2024MEIII · Driver-only0MAINE RECYCLING CORP 288683856511/ME
May 16, 2024MEI · Full3MAINE RECYCLING CORP 288683856511/ME
Jul 25, 2023MEI · Full3MAINE RECYCLING CORP 288683856511/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAINE RECYCLING CORP288683Jul 25, 2023Apr 24, 20264ME
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.
868494MEMAINE RECYCLING CORPApr 24, 2026Apr 24, 20261
856511MEMAINE RECYCLING CORPJul 25, 2023Nov 21, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026