Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZWAZAV36AV40397 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
35 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJun 21, 2023
UT
Last seenMay 27, 2026
UT
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZWAZAV36AV40397
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
WAZAV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
V40397

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
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

  • 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 · Jun 21, 2023 – May 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 27, 2026UTIII · Driver-only3RTM TRUCKING LLC 38289660BUC9/UT
Apr 9, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1RTM TRUCKING LLC 3828966OBUC9/UT
Oct 21, 2024UTIII · Driver-only2RTM TRUCKING LLC 38289660BUC9/UT
Sep 12, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1RTM TRUCKING LLC 38289660BUC9/UT
Jun 4, 2024UTIII · Driver-only2RTM TRUCKING LLC 38289660BUC9/UT
Nov 29, 2023UTIII · Driver-only1RTM TRUCKING LLC 38289664Y2SZ/UT
Nov 22, 2023UTI · Full6OOSRTM TRUCKING LLC 38289664Y2SZ/UT
Jun 21, 2023UTIII · Driver-only3RTM TRUCKING LLC 38289664Y2SZ/UT
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RTM TRUCKING LLC3828966Jun 21, 2023May 27, 20268UT
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.
0BUC9UTRTM TRUCKING LLCJun 4, 2024May 27, 20264
OBUC9UTRTM TRUCKING LLCApr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251
4Y2SZUTRTM TRUCKING LLCJun 21, 2023Nov 29, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026