Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Sterling Truck Acterra

2FZACFCT86AW61456 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 16
First seenJan 3, 2025
TN
Last seenAug 7, 2026
MS
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZACFCT86AW61456
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
Acterra
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
ACFCT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
W61456

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 · 25 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Acterra

Prefix basis · 25 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
Acterra

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 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

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 · Jan 3, 2025 – Aug 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 7, 2026MSI · Full3OOSMICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP 2401/PA
Jul 9, 2026KYII · Walk-around12MICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP2401/PA
May 25, 2026NJI · Full16OOSMICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP2401/PA
Apr 13, 2026NCI · Full2OOSMICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP2401/PA
Jan 30, 2026NJII · Walk-around9MICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP2401/PA
Jan 15, 2026PAII · Walk-around5MICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP2401/PA
Nov 26, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2MICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP2401/PA
Sep 12, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0MICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP2401/PA
Aug 19, 2025VAIII · Driver-only2MICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP2401/NC
Aug 12, 2025OHII · Walk-around2OOSMICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP2401/PA
Jul 18, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSMICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP2401/PA
May 24, 2025RIIII · Driver-only3OOSMICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP2401/PA
May 8, 2025GAIII · Driver-only4OOSMICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP2401/PA
Feb 24, 2025NCI · Full0MICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP2401/PA
Feb 18, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0MICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP2401/PA
Jan 3, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1MICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC 4232378ZWP2401/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLC4232378Jan 3, 2025Aug 7, 202616PA
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.
ZWP 2401PA1MICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLCAug 7, 2026Aug 7, 20261
ZWP2401PA1MICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLCJan 3, 2025Jul 9, 202614
ZWP2401NCMICHAUD & SONS TRUCKING LLCAug 19, 2025Aug 19, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026