Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZHAZCV05AU92569 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
4 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenApr 15, 2025
SC
Last seenAug 7, 2025
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 4 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
2FZHAZCV05AU92569
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9500 series
Model year
2005
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
HAZCV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
U92569

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 · 360 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L9500 series

Prefix basis · 360 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
2005

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

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 · Apr 15, 2025 – Aug 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 7, 2025SCII · Walk-around8OOSAMERICAN SCRAP IRON AND METAL LLC 4309012P907713/SC
Aug 7, 2025SCII · Walk-around8OOSAMERICAN SCRAP IRON AND METAL LLC 4309012P907713/SC
May 29, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1DT TRUCKING 4257707P907713/SC
May 22, 2025SCII · Walk-around14OOSDT TRUCKING 4257707A87405/VA
Apr 15, 2025SCII · Walk-around7OOSDT TRUCKING 4257707A87405/VA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN SCRAP IRON AND METAL LLC4309012Aug 7, 2025Aug 7, 20252SC
DT TRUCKING4257707Apr 15, 2025May 29, 20253SC
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.
P907713SCAMERICAN SCRAP IRON AND METAL LLCAug 7, 2025Aug 7, 20252
P907713SCDT TRUCKINGMay 29, 2025May 29, 20251
A87405VADT TRUCKINGApr 15, 2025May 22, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026