Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWJA3CK46AV96954 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 11, 2023
WV
Last seenApr 1, 2026
WV
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWJA3CK46AV96954
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
Jul 12, 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
JA3CK

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
V96954

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 · 52 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
A9500 series

Prefix basis · 52 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 11, 2023 – Apr 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2026WVIII · Driver-only2RT 21 TRUCK AND AUTO TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC 1977349BA540897/WV
Mar 20, 2025WVII · Walk-around0RT 21 TRUCK AND AUTO TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC 1977349BA540897/WV
May 28, 2024WVI · Full0RT 21 TRUCK AND AUTO TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC 1977349BA540897/WV
Jul 11, 2023WVIII · Driver-only1RT 21 TRUCK AND AUTO TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC 1977349BA540897/WV
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RT 21 TRUCK AND AUTO TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC1977349Jul 11, 2023Apr 1, 20264WV
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.
BA540897WVRT 21 TRUCK AND AUTO TOWING AND RECOVERY LLCJul 11, 2023Apr 1, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026