Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZHAZDE35AU91785 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seenSep 27, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 26, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
2FZHAZDE35AU91785
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 12, 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
HAZDE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
U91785

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 · 150 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L9500 series

Prefix basis · 150 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 · Sep 27, 2023 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026TXI · Full8OOSA&M READY MIX LLC 438081462X208W/TX
May 23, 2025TXI · Full7OOSPACHECOS MIX LLC 404015481V858V/TX
Jul 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around10OOSPACHECOS MIX LLC 404015451Z471V/TX
Sep 27, 2023TXI · Full3OOSVELIZ SANCHES READY MIX LLC 334008414X175V/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A&M READY MIX LLC4380814Mar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261TX
PACHECOS MIX LLC4040154Jul 17, 2024May 23, 20252TX
VELIZ SANCHES READY MIX LLC3340084Sep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231TX
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.
62X208WTXA&M READY MIX LLCMar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261
81V858VTXPACHECOS MIX LLCMay 23, 2025May 23, 20251
51Z471VTXPACHECOS MIX LLCJul 17, 2024Jul 17, 20241
14X175VTXVELIZ SANCHES READY MIX LLCSep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026