Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Sterling Truck L8500 series

2FZHAWBS49AAK2527 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenNov 3, 2023
KS
Last seenMar 27, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
2FZHAWBS49AAK2527
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L8500 series
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 29, 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
HAWBS

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
AK2527

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 · 17 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L8500 series

Prefix basis · 17 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
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
L8500 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 · Nov 3, 2023 – Mar 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 27, 2026KSII · Walk-around1JMBR TRUCKING LLC 4104521671162/KS
Mar 12, 2025KSI · Full3OOSSOUTH CENTRAL SEALING LLC 1459356671162/KS
Jul 15, 2024KSII · Walk-around0SOUTH CENTRAL SEALING LLC 1459356671162/KS
Jun 21, 2024KSII · Walk-around0SOUTH CENTRAL SEALING LLC 1459356671162/KS
Nov 3, 2023KSIII · Driver-only0SOUTH CENTRAL SEALING LLC 1459356671162/KS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JMBR TRUCKING LLC4104521Mar 27, 2026Mar 27, 20261KS
SOUTH CENTRAL SEALING LLC1459356Nov 3, 2023Mar 12, 20254KS
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.
671162KSJMBR TRUCKING LLCMar 27, 2026Mar 27, 20261
671162KSSOUTH CENTRAL SEALING LLCNov 3, 2023Mar 12, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026