Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FWJAZCK86AX02910 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenOct 23, 2023
ME
Last seenJul 28, 2025
VT
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWJAZCK86AX02910
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9500 series
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
JAZCK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
X02910

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 · 16 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L9500 series

Prefix basis · 16 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
2006

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-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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 · Oct 23, 2023 – Jul 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2025VTII · Walk-around0D FORSYTH LTD 1422808PUZ995/NB
Apr 30, 2025MEI · Full0D FORSYTH LTD 1422808PUZ995/NB
Mar 14, 2025MEIII · Driver-only0D FORSYTH LTD 1422808PUZ995/NB
Feb 11, 2025VTII · Walk-around0D FORSYTH LTD 1422808PUZ995/NB
Feb 21, 2024MEII · Walk-around0K & T TRANSPORT LTD 248456PUP736/NB
Oct 23, 2023MEII · Walk-around0K & T TRANSPORT LTD 248456PUP736/NB
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D FORSYTH LTD1422808Feb 11, 2025Jul 28, 20254NB
K & T TRANSPORT LTD248456Oct 23, 2023Feb 21, 20242NB
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.
PUZ995NBD FORSYTH LTDFeb 11, 2025Jul 28, 20254
PUP736NBK & T TRANSPORT LTDOct 23, 2023Feb 21, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026