Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWJA3CVX6AU98618 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenMar 6, 2024
TX
Last seenOct 9, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWJA3CVX6AU98618
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
A9500 series
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 29, 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
JA3CV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
U98618

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 · 85 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
A9500 series

Prefix basis · 85 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
2006

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
A9500 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

  • 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 · Mar 6, 2024 – Oct 9, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSS&S ON WHEELS LLC 41842311M99467/TX
Jul 1, 2025TXII · Walk-around8S&S ON WHEELS LLC 41842311M99467/TX
Apr 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around4S&S ON WHEELS LLC 41842311M99467/TX
Sep 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around3S&S ON WHEELS LLC 41842311M90467/TX
Mar 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around3S&S ON WHEELS LLC 41842311M99467/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
S&S ON WHEELS LLC4184231Mar 6, 2024Oct 9, 20255TX
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.
1M99467TXS&S ON WHEELS LLCMar 6, 2024Oct 9, 20254
1M90467TXS&S ON WHEELS LLCSep 26, 2024Sep 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026