Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Sterling Truck Acterra

2FZACFDC55AV13763 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
15 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJun 26, 2023
TN
Last seenSep 5, 2024
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 15 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZACFDC55AV13763
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
Acterra
Model year
2005
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 29, 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
ACFDC

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
V13763

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 · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Acterra

Prefix basis · 10 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
2005

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 · Jun 26, 2023 – Sep 5, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 5, 2024GAIII · Driver-only2ABOVE AVERAGE ENT LLC 3717771EXL147/GA
Mar 29, 2024MOII · Walk-around7OOSABOVE AVERAGE ENT LLC 3717771EXL147/GA
Jan 29, 2024FLIII · Driver-only2ABOVE AVERAGE ENT LLC 3717771EXL147/GA
Nov 3, 2023GAIII · Driver-only2OOSSTINGAS A1 AUTOMOTIVE LLC 3780929EXL147/GA
Jun 26, 2023TNI · Full0STINGAS A1 AUTOMOTIVE LLC 3780929EXL147/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ABOVE AVERAGE ENT LLC3717771Jan 29, 2024Sep 5, 20243GA
STINGAS A1 AUTOMOTIVE LLC3780929Jun 26, 2023Nov 3, 20232GA
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.
EXL147GAABOVE AVERAGE ENT LLCJan 29, 2024Sep 5, 20243
EXL147GASTINGAS A1 AUTOMOTIVE LLCJun 26, 2023Nov 3, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026