Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Sterling Truck LC Series Car Hauler

2FZHCMCV36AW46609 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenJul 30, 2024
OH
Last seenFeb 9, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
2FZHCMCV36AW46609
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
LC Series Car Hauler
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
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
2FZ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HCMCV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
W46609

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 · 14 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
LC Series Car Hauler

Prefix basis · 14 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
LC Series Car Hauler

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 · Jul 30, 2024 – Feb 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 9, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0M&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4491491POD2189/OH
Jul 30, 2024OHII · Walk-around4FAST AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4177831PWZ8622/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4491491Feb 9, 2026Feb 9, 20261OH
FAST AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4177831Jul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241OH
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.
POD2189OHM&S AUTO TRANSPORT LLCFeb 9, 2026Feb 9, 20261
PWZ8622OHFAST AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026