Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Sterling Truck L8500 series

2FZHAWDC34AN12646 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJun 15, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 22, 2025
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
2FZHAWDC34AN12646
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L8500 series
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
2FZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HAWDC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
N12646

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 · 28 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L8500 series

Prefix basis · 28 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
2004

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 · Jun 15, 2023 – Jul 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2025NCII · Walk-around1PERFECT EDGE FENCING & LANDSCAPE DESIGN LLC 4286813YA187082/NC
Jul 19, 2025NCII · Walk-around3OOSPERFECT EDGE FENCING & LANDSCAPE DESIGN LLC 4286813YA187082/NC
Mar 24, 2025NCII · Walk-around1PERFECT EDGE FENCING & LANDSCAPE DESIGN LLC 4286813YA187082/NC
Jul 2, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1JACKSON AND CO HAULING 4116489ZB65106/NC
Jul 11, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0FIRST CALL HAULING AND LANDSCAPING LLC 3102135NS4237/NC
Jun 15, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0FIRST CALL HAULING AND LANDSCAPING LLC 3102135NS4237/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PERFECT EDGE FENCING & LANDSCAPE DESIGN LLC4286813Mar 24, 2025Jul 22, 20253NC
JACKSON AND CO HAULING4116489Jul 2, 2024Jul 2, 20241NC
FIRST CALL HAULING AND LANDSCAPING LLC3102135Jun 15, 2023Jul 11, 20232NC
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.
YA187082NCPERFECT EDGE FENCING & LANDSCAPE DESIGN LLCMar 24, 2025Jul 22, 20253
ZB65106NCJACKSON AND CO HAULINGJul 2, 2024Jul 2, 20241
NS4237NCFIRST CALL HAULING AND LANDSCAPING LLCJun 15, 2023Jul 11, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026