Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZHAZAS22AK95665 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenDec 22, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 26, 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
2FZHAZAS22AK95665
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9500 series
Model year
2002
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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
2FZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HAZAS

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
K95665

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 · 118 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L9500 series

Prefix basis · 118 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
2002

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 · Dec 22, 2023 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026NCII · Walk-around2NEW ELEVATIONS MANAGEMENT LLC 4548627ZB72913/NC
Jun 11, 2026NCII · Walk-around2NEW ELEVATIONS MANAGEMENT LLC 4548627ZB72913/NC
Mar 5, 2024NCII · Walk-around3OOSMETTS CONSTRUCTION & LANDSCAPING LLC 2788956ZB50263/NC
Feb 14, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0METTS CONSTRUCTION & LANDSCAPING LLC 2788956ZB50263/NC
Dec 22, 2023NCII · Walk-around0METTS CONSTRUCTION & LANDSCAPING LLC 2788956ZB50263/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEW ELEVATIONS MANAGEMENT LLC4548627Jun 11, 2026Aug 26, 20262NC
METTS CONSTRUCTION & LANDSCAPING LLC2788956Dec 22, 2023Mar 5, 20243NC
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.
ZB72913NC1NEW ELEVATIONS MANAGEMENT LLCJun 11, 2026Aug 26, 20262
ZB50263NCMETTS CONSTRUCTION & LANDSCAPING LLCDec 22, 2023Mar 5, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026