Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Sterling Truck L9513

2FWYKDYB2XAB04131 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJul 6, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 9, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWYKDYB2XAB04131
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9513
Model year
1999
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
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
2FW

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
YKDYB

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
B04131

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L9513

Prefix basis · 3 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
L9513

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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 6, 2023 – Feb 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSGARNER PAVING & CONSTRUCTION LTD 2078116TSJ8598/TX
Aug 1, 2025TXI · Full4GARNER PAVING & CONSTRUCTION LTD 2078116TSJ8598/TX
Jul 12, 2023TXII · Walk-around0GARNER PAVING & CONSTRUCTION LTD 2078116NVD5013/TX
Jul 6, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSGARNER PAVING & CONSTRUCTION LTD 2078116NVD5013/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GARNER PAVING & CONSTRUCTION LTD2078116Jul 6, 2023Feb 9, 20264TX
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.
TSJ8598TXGARNER PAVING & CONSTRUCTION LTDAug 1, 2025Feb 9, 20262
NVD5013TXGARNER PAVING & CONSTRUCTION LTDJul 6, 2023Jul 12, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026