Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Sterling Truck L9500 series

2FZHAZAS14AM86142 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenSep 12, 2023
FL
Last seenDec 1, 2025
FL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZHAZAS14AM86142
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
L9500 series
Model year
2004
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
M86142

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
2004

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 · Sep 12, 2023 – Dec 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 1, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0REMS LLC 3573096P7031E/FL
Oct 28, 2025FLII · Walk-around0REMS LLC 3573096P7031E/FL
Jul 22, 2025FLII · Walk-around4REMS LLC 3573096P7031E/FL
Dec 11, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0REMS LLC 3573096P7031E/FL
Sep 4, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0REMS LLC 3573096P7031E/FL
May 7, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0REMS LLC 3573096P7031E/FL
Sep 12, 2023FLIII · Driver-only1REMS LLC 3573096P7031E/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REMS LLC3573096Sep 12, 2023Dec 1, 20257FL
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.
P7031EFLREMS LLCSep 12, 2023Dec 1, 20257
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026