Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Sterling Truck L9522

2FWYFXYB3YAB69240 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenDec 5, 2023
MD
Last seenApr 6, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWYFXYB3YAB69240
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9522
Model year
2000
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
YFXYB

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
B69240

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L9522

Prefix basis · 4 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
2000

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
L9522

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 5, 2023 – Apr 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 6, 2026MDII · Walk-around4SWEITZER MARINE LLC 3537597362ED78/MD
Apr 2, 2026MDII · Walk-around4SWEITZER MARINE LLC 3537597362ED78/MD
Aug 27, 2025MDII · Walk-around9SWEITZER MARINE LLC 3537597362ED78/MD
Apr 10, 2025DEII · Walk-around6OOSSWEITZER MARINE LLC 3537597362ED78/MD
Mar 15, 2025MDII · Walk-around2SWEITZER MARINE LLC 3537597362ED78/MD
Sep 26, 2024MDII · Walk-around3SWEITZER MARINE LLC 3537597362ED78/MD
Sep 26, 2024MDII · Walk-around3SWEITZER MARINE LLC 3537597362ED78/MD
Jan 12, 2024DEII · Walk-around2OOSSWEITZER MARINE LLC 3537597362ED78/MD
Dec 5, 2023MDII · Walk-around3SWEITZER MARINE LLC 3537597362ED78/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SWEITZER MARINE LLC3537597Dec 5, 2023Apr 6, 20269MD
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.
362ED78MDSWEITZER MARINE LLCDec 5, 2023Apr 6, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026