Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZHAZCV36AU18970 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenSep 26, 2023
AL
Last seenMar 12, 2026
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZHAZCV36AU18970
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9500 series
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
U18970

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
2006

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 · Sep 26, 2023 – Mar 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 12, 2026ALII · Walk-around3INTERIOR EXTERIOR BUILDING SUPPLY LP 10073263A04E6U/AL
Oct 6, 2025ALIII · Driver-only2OOSINTERIOR EXTERIOR BUILDING SUPPLY LP 10073263A04E6U/AL
Apr 28, 2025ALII · Walk-around0INTERIOR EXTERIOR BUILDING SUPPLY LP 10073263A04E6U/AL
Mar 20, 2025ALII · Walk-around3INTERIOR EXTERIOR BUILDING SUPPLY LP 10073263A04E6U/AL
Aug 29, 2024ALIII · Driver-only1INTERIOR EXTERIOR BUILDING SUPPLY LP 10073263A04E6U/AL
Jun 18, 2024ALII · Walk-around1INTERIOR EXTERIOR BUILDING SUPPLY LP 10073263A04E6U/AL
Sep 26, 2023ALII · Walk-around4OOSINTERIOR EXTERIOR BUILDING SUPPLY LP 10073263A046EU/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INTERIOR EXTERIOR BUILDING SUPPLY LP1007326Sep 26, 2023Mar 12, 20267LA
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.
3A04E6UALINTERIOR EXTERIOR BUILDING SUPPLY LPJun 18, 2024Mar 12, 20266
3A046EUALINTERIOR EXTERIOR BUILDING SUPPLY LPSep 26, 2023Sep 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026