Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Sterling Truck Acterra

2FZHCHDJ86AW01684 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 16, 2024
AK
Last seenJul 27, 2026
AK
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FZHCHDJ86AW01684
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
Acterra
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 31, 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
HCHDJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
W01684

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 · 19 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Acterra

Prefix basis · 19 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 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 16, 2024 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026AKII · Walk-around1TYLER SMITH WELL DRILLING INC 2551844JGE194/AK
Mar 5, 2025AKII · Walk-around1TYLER SMITH WELL DRILLING INC 2551844JGE194/AK
Aug 19, 2024AKI · Full0TYLER SMITH WELL DRILLING INC 2551844JGE194/AK
Feb 16, 2024AKII · Walk-around1TYLER SMITH WELL DRILLING INC 2551844JGE194/AK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TYLER SMITH WELL DRILLING INC2551844Feb 16, 2024Jul 27, 20264AK
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.
JGE194AK1TYLER SMITH WELL DRILLING INCFeb 16, 2024Jul 27, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 31, 2026