Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Sterling Truck LC Series Car Hauler

2FZHCMCV57AZ31555 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJan 21, 2025
US
Last seenMay 29, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
2FZHCMCV57AZ31555
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
LC Series Car Hauler
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
Aug 2, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
Z31555

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
2007

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 21, 2025 – May 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around5JOSE EVERARDO CAVAZOS PASSEMENT 338820398V347W/TX
Oct 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around11OOSJOSE EVERARDO CAVAZOS PASSEMENT 338820352Y050W/TX
Jan 21, 2025USIII · Driver-only0ELIAS L LUTIN 429851393Y715V/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE EVERARDO CAVAZOS PASSEMENT3388203Oct 3, 2025May 29, 20262TA
ELIAS L LUTIN4298513Jan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251TX
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.
98V347WTXJOSE EVERARDO CAVAZOS PASSEMENTMay 29, 2026May 29, 20261
52Y050WTXJOSE EVERARDO CAVAZOS PASSEMENTOct 3, 2025Oct 3, 20251
93Y715VTXELIAS L LUTINJan 21, 2025Jan 21, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026