Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Big Tex

16V3F4821P6260279 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenMar 3, 2025
TX
Last seenAug 26, 2026
CA
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
16V3F4821P6260279
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
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
16V

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3F482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
260279

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
BIG TEX

Prefix basis · 2,099 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 2,099 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BIG TEX

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Big Tex

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

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 · Mar 3, 2025 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1OOSSUPERLATIVE TRANSPORT LLC 3891291233C090/TX
Nov 19, 2025OKI · Full2—N ELIZONDO LLC 3989629233C090/TX
Oct 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around0—N ELIZONDO LLC 3989629233C090/TX
Oct 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSN ELIZONDO LLC 3989629233C090/TX
Jul 28, 2025NMI · Full2—N ELIZONDO LLC 3989629233C090/TX
Apr 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSN ELIZONDO LLC 3989629233C090/TX
Mar 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSN ELIZONDO LLC 3989629233C090/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUPERLATIVE TRANSPORT LLC3891291Aug 26, 2026Aug 26, 20261TX
N ELIZONDO LLC3989629Mar 3, 2025Nov 19, 20256TX
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.
233C090TX2SUPERLATIVE TRANSPORT LLCAug 26, 2026 → Aug 26, 20261
233C090TX—N ELIZONDO LLCMar 3, 2025 → Nov 19, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026