Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Sterling Truck L8500 series

2FZNBLBB9XAF54352 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenMar 25, 2024
NC
Last seenJun 18, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
2FZNBLBB9XAF54352
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L8500 series
Model year
1999
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
NBLBB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
F54352

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
L8500 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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Mar 25, 2024 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026NCIII · Driver-only3TIMELESS LOADS LLC 4528604YA191650/NC
Oct 23, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSBIG ROCK GRADING AND CONSTRUCTION LLC 4018778ZB70723/NC
Aug 26, 2025NCII · Walk-around8OOSBIG ROCK GRADING AND CONSTRUCTION LLC 4018778ZB70723/NC
Mar 25, 2024NCII · Walk-around0DANNY SMITH TRUCKING INC 2547656ZB45382/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMELESS LOADS LLC4528604Jun 18, 2026Jun 18, 20261NC
BIG ROCK GRADING AND CONSTRUCTION LLC4018778Aug 26, 2025Oct 23, 20252NC
DANNY SMITH TRUCKING INC2547656Mar 25, 2024Mar 25, 20241NC
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.
YA191650NC1TIMELESS LOADS LLCJun 18, 2026Jun 18, 20261
ZB70723NCBIG ROCK GRADING AND CONSTRUCTION LLCAug 26, 2025Oct 23, 20252
ZB45382NCDANNY SMITH TRUCKING INCMar 25, 2024Mar 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026