Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Sterling Truck Acterra

2FZACFCT56AV53960 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 17, 2024
US
Last seenJul 31, 2026
NJ
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZACFCT56AV53960
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 21, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
V53960

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 17, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026NJI · Full0FREELINE TRUCKING LLC 3289139X38391/MA
Jul 15, 2025NHII · Walk-around3FREELINE TRUCKING LLC 3289139X38391/MA
Jun 11, 2025MAII · Walk-around2FREELINE TRUCKING LLC 3289139X38391/MA
Apr 25, 2025MAII · Walk-around3FREELINE TRUCKING LLC 3289139X38391/MA
Feb 14, 2025NHII · Walk-around6FREELINE TRUCKING LLC 3289139X38391/MA
Jan 22, 2025MAII · Walk-around1FREELINE TRUCKING LLC 3289139X38391/MA
Dec 15, 2024MAIII · Driver-only1OOSFREELINE TRUCKING LLC 3289139X38391/MA
Dec 10, 2024MAIII · Driver-only3FREELINE TRUCKING LLC 3289139X38391/MA
Jul 17, 2024USI · Full0FREELINE TRUCKING LLC 3289139X38391/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FREELINE TRUCKING LLC3289139Jul 17, 2024Jul 31, 20269MA
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.
X38391MA1FREELINE TRUCKING LLCJul 17, 2024Jul 31, 20269
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026