Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Sterling Truck LC Series Car Hauler

2FZHCMCV35AU59885 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJul 26, 2023
MT
Last seenMar 1, 2026
MT
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZHCMCV35AU59885
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
LC Series Car Hauler
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
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
HCMCV

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
U59885

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 · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
LC Series Car Hauler

Prefix basis · 14 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
LC Series Car Hauler

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 26, 2023 – Mar 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 1, 2026MTIII · Driver-only0INTERSTATE MARINE TRANSPORT LLC 2597894PAR0114/MN
Sep 11, 2025WAII · Walk-around7OOSINTERSTATE MARINE TRANSPORT LLC 2597894PAR0114/MN
Dec 17, 2024ARII · Walk-around2INTERSTATE MARINE TRANSPORT LLC 2597894PAR0114/MN
May 18, 2024OHIII · Driver-only1INTERSTATE MARINE TRANSPORT LLC 2597894PAR0114/MN
May 9, 2024LAII · Walk-around1INTERSTATE MARINE TRANSPORT LLC 2597894PAR0114/MN
Apr 18, 2024WAII · Walk-around7OOSINTERSTATE MARINE TRANSPORT LLC 2597894PAR0114/MN
Feb 21, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0INTERSTATE MARINE TRANSPORT LLC 2597894PAR0114/MN
Jul 26, 2023MTIII · Driver-only1INTERSTATE MARINE TRANSPORT LLC 2597894PAR0114/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INTERSTATE MARINE TRANSPORT LLC2597894Jul 26, 2023Mar 1, 20268MN
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.
PAR0114MNINTERSTATE MARINE TRANSPORT LLCJul 26, 2023Mar 1, 20268
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026