Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZHAZDE47AY51729 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenMay 31, 2024
NC
Last seenMar 11, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
2FZHAZDE47AY51729
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9500 series
Model year
2007
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
Y51729

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
2007

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 · May 31, 2024 – Mar 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2026NCII · Walk-around0REEL SHARP LLC 4501779YA189745/NC
Feb 13, 2026NCII · Walk-around0REEL SHARP LLC 4501779YA189745/NC
Jan 16, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0REEL SHARP LLC 4501779YA189745/NC
Jan 6, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0REEL SHARP LLC 4501779YA189745/NC
Sep 5, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0RABCO INC OF NC 2463418ZB60156/NC
Jun 2, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0RABCO INC OF NC 2463418ZB60156/NC
May 30, 2025NCII · Walk-around0RABCO INC OF NC 2463418ZB60156/NC
Mar 18, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0RABCO INC OF NC 2463418ZB60156/NC
Dec 4, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0RABCO INC OF NC 2463418ZB60156/NC
Jun 18, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0RABCO INC OF NC 2463418ZB60156/NC
May 31, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0RABCO INC OF NC 2463418ZB60156/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REEL SHARP LLC4501779Jan 6, 2026Mar 11, 20264NC
RABCO INC OF NC2463418May 31, 2024Sep 5, 20257NC
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.
YA189745NCREEL SHARP LLCJan 6, 2026Mar 11, 20264
ZB60156NCRABCO INC OF NCMay 31, 2024Sep 5, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026