Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZHAZCV53AL94487 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
22 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 15
First seenJun 21, 2023
AL
Last seenApr 22, 2025
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZHAZCV53AL94487
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9500 series
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
L94487

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
2003

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 · Jun 21, 2023 – Apr 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 22, 2025ALII · Walk-around2A & B LEASING INC 26308714A180R/AL
Apr 3, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0A & B LEASING INC 26308714A180R/AL
Oct 7, 2024ALII · Walk-around0A & B LEASING INC 26308714A180R/AL
Sep 16, 2024ALII · Walk-around0A & B LEASING INC 26308714A180R/AL
Jun 4, 2024ALIII · Driver-only1A & B LEASING INC 26308714A180R/AL
Jun 4, 2024ALII · Walk-around2A & B LEASING INC 26308714A180R/AL
Mar 20, 2024ALII · Walk-around0A & B LEASING INC 26308714A180R/AL
Mar 8, 2024ALII · Walk-around0A & B LEASING INC 26308714A180R/AL
Feb 9, 2024ALII · Walk-around1A & B LEASING INC 26308714A180R/AL
Dec 13, 2023ALII · Walk-around0A & B LEASING INC 26308714A180R/AL
Oct 24, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0A & B LEASING INC 26308714A180R/AL
Oct 12, 2023ALII · Walk-around0A & B LEASING INC 26308714A180R/AL
Sep 28, 2023ALII · Walk-around1A & B LEASING INC 26308714A180R/AL
Jul 11, 2023ALIII · Driver-only1A & B LEASING INC 26308714A180R/AL
Jun 21, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0A & B LEASING INC 26308714A180R/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A & B LEASING INC263087Jun 21, 2023Apr 22, 202515AL
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.
14A180RALA & B LEASING INCJun 21, 2023Apr 22, 202515
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026