Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZHAZAN02AJ52191 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenOct 24, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 14, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZHAZAN02AJ52191
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
Jun 17, 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
HAZAN

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
J52191

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 · 18 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
L9500 series

Prefix basis · 18 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 24, 2023 – Aug 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 14, 2026NCII · Walk-around1OOSPRIORITY WASTE INC 2505837YA172588/NC
Jan 8, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0PRIORITY WASTE INC 2505837YA172588/NC
Nov 24, 2025NCII · Walk-around2OOSPRIORITY WASTE INC 2505837YA172588/NC
Sep 24, 2025NCII · Walk-around0PRIORITY WASTE INC 2505837YA172588/NC
Jul 8, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0PRIORITY WASTE INC 2505837YA172588/NC
Jul 8, 2025NCII · Walk-around2OOSPRIORITY WASTE INC 2505837YA172588/NC
Jun 12, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1PRIORITY WASTE INC 2505837YA172588/NC
Feb 4, 2025NCII · Walk-around1PRIORITY WASTE INC 2505837YA172588/NC
Jul 18, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0PRIORITY WASTE INC 2505837YA172588/NC
Apr 23, 2024NCII · Walk-around0PRIORITY WASTE INC 2505837YA172588/NC
Feb 27, 2024NCII · Walk-around1PRIORITY WASTE INC 2505837YA172588/NC
Oct 24, 2023NCIII · Driver-only2PRIORITY WASTE INC 2505837YA172588/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRIORITY WASTE INC2505837Oct 24, 2023Aug 14, 202612NC
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.
YA172588NC1PRIORITY WASTE INCOct 24, 2023Aug 14, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026