Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2006 Sterling Truck A9500 series

2FWJA3CK46AW38507 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenMar 27, 2024
OK
Last seenSep 8, 2026
OK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWJA3CK46AW38507
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
Sep 6, 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
W38507

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.

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 · Mar 27, 2024 – Sep 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 8, 2026OKII · Walk-around7OOSR & L CONSTRUCTION LLC 2553262206C50/OK
Jun 11, 2024OKII · Walk-around5OOSBAKER POOLS LLC 2264456V28584/OK
Mar 27, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0—BAKER POOLS LLC 2264456V28584/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
R & L CONSTRUCTION LLC2553262Sep 8, 2026Sep 8, 20261OK
BAKER POOLS LLC2264456Mar 27, 2024Jun 11, 20242OK
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.
206C50OK1R & L CONSTRUCTION LLCSep 8, 2026 → Sep 8, 20261
V28584OK—BAKER POOLS LLCMar 27, 2024 → Jun 11, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026