Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZHAZCV29AZ79844 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 16, 2023
VT
Last seenJan 14, 2026
VT
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZHAZCV29AZ79844
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9500 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
HAZCV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
Z79844

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
2009

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 · Oct 16, 2023 – Jan 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 14, 2026VTI · Full1THE CLARENDON AND PITTSFORD RAILROAD COMPANY 356265016E99/VT
Dec 1, 2025VTIII · Driver-only1THE CLARENDON AND PITTSFORD RAILROAD COMPANY 356265016E99/VT
Dec 31, 2024VTII · Walk-around2OOSTHE CLARENDON AND PITTSFORD RAILROAD COMPANY 356265016E99/VT
Jan 11, 2024VTII · Walk-around2THE CLARENDON AND PITTSFORD RAILROAD COMPANY 356265016E99/VT
Oct 16, 2023VTII · Walk-around3THE CLARENDON AND PITTSFORD RAILROAD COMPANY 356265016E99/VT
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE CLARENDON AND PITTSFORD RAILROAD COMPANY3562650Oct 16, 2023Jan 14, 20265VT
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.
16E99VTTHE CLARENDON AND PITTSFORD RAILROAD COMPANYOct 16, 2023Jan 14, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026