Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Sterling truck L8500 series

2FWJAWDA96AV43089 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJun 4, 2025
AK
Last seenJun 26, 2026
AK
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWJAWDA96AV43089
Make
Sterling truck
Model
L8500 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
Jul 12, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 4, 2025 – Jun 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 26, 2026AKIII · Driver-only1—SMITHSONS ENTERPRISES 1661757MCN675/AK
Jun 25, 2026AKIII · Driver-only2—SMITHSONS ENTERPRISES 1661757MCN675/AK
Jun 15, 2026AKI · Full4OOSSMITHSONS ENTERPRISES 1661757MCN675/AK
Jun 4, 2025AKII · Walk-around3OOSSMITHSONS ENTERPRISES 1661757T985880/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMITHSONS ENTERPRISES1661757Jun 4, 2025Jun 26, 20264AK
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.
MCN675AK1SMITHSONS ENTERPRISESJun 15, 2026 → Jun 26, 20263
T985880IA—SMITHSONS ENTERPRISESJun 4, 2025 → Jun 4, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026