Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Sterling Truck Acterra

2FZACGCS96AV83380 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMay 2, 2024
US
Last seenOct 24, 2025
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
2FZACGCS96AV83380
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
Acterra
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
ACGCS

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
V83380

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 · 26 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Acterra

Prefix basis · 26 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 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 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 · May 2, 2024 – Oct 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 24, 2025USI · Full6EXPN EXPRESS SA DE CV 392914898AR3P/MX
Sep 3, 2025USI · Full2EXPN EXPRESS SA DE CV 392914898AR3P/MX
Mar 1, 2025USI · Full10OOSDOLORES IRENE SILVA PEREZ 380335198AR3P/MX
Jul 18, 2024USI · Full9EXPN EXPRESS SA DE CV 392914898AR3P/MX
Jun 12, 2024USI · Full3EXPN EXPRESS SA DE CV 392914898AR3P/MX
May 2, 2024USI · Full3EXPN EXPRESS SA DE CV 392914898AR3P/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EXPN EXPRESS SA DE CV3929148May 2, 2024Oct 24, 20255TA
DOLORES IRENE SILVA PEREZ3803351Mar 1, 2025Mar 1, 20251TA
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.
98AR3PMXEXPN EXPRESS SA DE CVMay 2, 2024Oct 24, 20255
98AR3PMXDOLORES IRENE SILVA PEREZMar 1, 2025Mar 1, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026