Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Sterling Truck L8511

2FZNDLBB2XAA03156 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 18
First seenAug 9, 2023
NC
Last seenMay 13, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZNDLBB2XAA03156
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L8511
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
Jun 14, 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
NDLBB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
A03156

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L8511

Prefix basis · 5 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
1999

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 9, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Apr 17, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Apr 2, 2026NCII · Walk-around0ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Feb 23, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Dec 22, 2025NCII · Walk-around2ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Dec 19, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Jun 23, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Apr 29, 2025NCII · Walk-around0ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Apr 3, 2025NCII · Walk-around0ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Mar 19, 2025NCII · Walk-around3OOSATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Jan 20, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Jan 13, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Oct 23, 2024NCII · Walk-around2ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Jul 16, 2024NCII · Walk-around0ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Sep 14, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Sep 1, 2023NCII · Walk-around0ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Aug 17, 2023NCII · Walk-around0ATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
Aug 9, 2023NCII · Walk-around1OOSATLAS TRUCKING LLC 2950206ZB64648/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ATLAS TRUCKING LLC2950206Aug 9, 2023May 13, 202618NC
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.
ZB64648NCATLAS TRUCKING LLCAug 9, 2023May 13, 202618
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 14, 2026