Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Sterling Truck L7501

2FZHRFAC0XAB04609 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenJun 13, 2023
US
Last seenNov 12, 2025
MA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
2FZHRFAC0XAB04609
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L7501
Model year
1999
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Sep 6, 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
HRFAC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
B04609

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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
L7501

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 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

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 13, 2023 – Nov 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 12, 2025MAIII · Driver-only2SHORELINE OFFSHORE LLC 4389078Y28291/MA
Jun 13, 2023USI · Full1FUEL MAN TRUCKING LLC 3630116W88164/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHORELINE OFFSHORE LLC4389078Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 20251MA
FUEL MAN TRUCKING LLC3630116Jun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231MA
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.
Y28291MASHORELINE OFFSHORE LLCNov 12, 2025Nov 12, 20251
W88164MAFUEL MAN TRUCKING LLCJun 13, 2023Jun 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026