Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Sterling Truck L8500 series

2FWJAWDX99AAA7847 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenSep 5, 2023
TX
Last seenNov 25, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
2FWJAWDX99AAA7847
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L8500 series
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
2FW

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JAWDX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
AA7847

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
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
L8500 series

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

  • 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 · Sep 5, 2023 – Nov 25, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 25, 2024TXIII · Driver-only2OOSCONVENTIONAL TRUCKING LLC 3509029SBJ8334/TX
Sep 5, 2023TXII · Walk-around6ROCKS & MORE T LLC 2890364SBJ8334/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CONVENTIONAL TRUCKING LLC3509029Nov 25, 2024Nov 25, 20241TX
ROCKS & MORE T LLC2890364Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 20231TX
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.
SBJ8334TXCONVENTIONAL TRUCKING LLCNov 25, 2024Nov 25, 20241
SBJ8334TXROCKS & MORE T LLCSep 5, 2023Sep 5, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026