Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Sterling Truck A9522

2FWYGXYB5XAA65117 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenOct 31, 2023
VA
Last seenJun 17, 2025
DE
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWYGXYB5XAA65117
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
A9522
Model year
1999
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
YGXYB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
A65117

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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
A9522

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

  • 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 · Oct 31, 2023 – Jun 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2025DEIII · Driver-only1KNIGHT GLIDER TRUCKING LLC 2062452XE731Y/FL
Jun 13, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0KNIGHT GLIDER TRUCKING LLC 2062452XE732Y/FL
Mar 8, 2024MDII · Walk-around1KNIGHT GLIDER TRUCKING LLC 2062452AB27RU/FL
Feb 2, 2024DEIII · Driver-only0KNIGHT GLIDER TRUCKING LLC 2062452AB27RU/FL
Jan 26, 2024MDII · Walk-around0KNIGHT GLIDER TRUCKING LLC 2062452AB27RU/FL
Oct 31, 2023VAIII · Driver-only0KNIGHT GLIDER TRUCKING LLC 2062452AB27RU/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KNIGHT GLIDER TRUCKING LLC2062452Oct 31, 2023Jun 17, 20256FL
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.
XE731YFLKNIGHT GLIDER TRUCKING LLCJun 17, 2025Jun 17, 20251
XE732YFLKNIGHT GLIDER TRUCKING LLCJun 13, 2025Jun 13, 20251
AB27RUFLKNIGHT GLIDER TRUCKING LLCOct 31, 2023Mar 8, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026