Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZSAZDE26AN72283 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenSep 1, 2023
NC
Last seenMay 13, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
2FZSAZDE26AN72283
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9500 series
Model year
2006
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
SAZDE

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
N72283

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 · 25 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L9500 series

Prefix basis · 25 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
2006

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
L9500 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

  • 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 · Sep 1, 2023 – May 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2026NCII · Walk-around0M KINGS TRUCKING LLC 4299232ZB69084/NC
Jul 18, 2025NCII · Walk-around0M KINGS TRUCKING LLC 4299232ZB69084/NC
May 21, 2025NCII · Walk-around0M KINGS TRUCKING LLC 4299232ZB69084/NC
Jul 24, 2024NCIII · Driver-only12G TRUCKING 3936704ZB63822/NC
Jul 16, 2024NCII · Walk-around2OOS2G TRUCKING 3936704ZB63822/NC
Dec 15, 2023NCIII · Driver-only02G TRUCKING 3936704ZB63822/NC
Dec 12, 2023NCIII · Driver-only02G TRUCKING 3936704ZB63822/NC
Sep 1, 2023NCII · Walk-around02G TRUCKING 3936704ZB63822/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M KINGS TRUCKING LLC4299232May 21, 2025May 13, 20263NC
2G TRUCKING3936704Sep 1, 2023Jul 24, 20245NC
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.
ZB69084NCM KINGS TRUCKING LLCMay 21, 2025May 13, 20263
ZB63822NC2G TRUCKINGSep 1, 2023Jul 24, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026