Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Sterling Truck L8511

2FZNDJBB5YAF33918 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJul 20, 2023
GA
Last seenJun 30, 2025
GA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZNDJBB5YAF33918
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L8511
Model year
2000
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
NDJBB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
F33918

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
L8511

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
2000

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
L8511

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 20, 2023 – Jun 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2025GAII · Walk-around1OOSRED CLAY EROSION CONTROL INC 1203866EEG019/GA
Mar 22, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2RED CLAY EROSION CONTROL INC 1203866EEG019/GA
Jul 20, 2023GAII · Walk-around8OOSRED CLAY EROSION CONTROL INC 1203866EEG019/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RED CLAY EROSION CONTROL INC1203866Jul 20, 2023Jun 30, 20253GA
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.
EEG019GARED CLAY EROSION CONTROL INCJul 20, 2023Jun 30, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026