Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Big Tex

16V3F4821P6279351 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
3 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 26, 2024
TN
Last seenOct 28, 2024
AL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4821P6279351
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
279351

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 26, 2024 – Oct 28, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 28, 2024ALI · Full1DRAW EXPRESS INC 345519985924TG/IL
Oct 24, 2024ALI · Full1DRAW EXPRESS INC 345519985924TG/IL
Sep 13, 2024NCI · Full0DRAW EXPRESS INC 345519985924TG/IL
Jul 26, 2024TNI · Full0DRAW EXPRESS INC 345519985924TG/UK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DRAW EXPRESS INC3455199Jul 26, 2024Oct 28, 20244IL
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.
85924TGILDRAW EXPRESS INCSep 13, 2024Oct 28, 20243
85924TGUKDRAW EXPRESS INCJul 26, 2024Jul 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026