Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZHAZCV45AU19091 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seenMar 12, 2024
VA
Last seenFeb 25, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
2FZHAZCV45AU19091
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
Jul 14, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
U19091

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 · Mar 12, 2024 – Feb 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 25, 2026NYII · Walk-around3OOSMILLER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC 23979854055PF/NY
Dec 9, 2025NYII · Walk-around2OOSMILLER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC 23979872872P/VA
May 13, 2025NYII · Walk-around8OOSMILLER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC 23979872872P/VA
Mar 16, 2025NYI · Full8OOSRICHARD DICK 404378972872P/VA
Mar 12, 2024VAII · Walk-around1MILLER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC 23979872872P/VA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MILLER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC239798Mar 12, 2024Feb 25, 20264NY
RICHARD DICK4043789Mar 16, 2025Mar 16, 20251NY
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.
54055PFNY1MILLER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INCFeb 25, 2026Feb 25, 20261
72872PVA1MILLER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INCMar 12, 2024Dec 9, 20253
72872PVARICHARD DICKMar 16, 2025Mar 16, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 14, 2026