Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Big Tex

16V3F482XP6249250 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenOct 4, 2023
SD
Last seenAug 13, 2026
MN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
16V3F482XP6249250
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
249250

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 · Oct 4, 2023 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026MNI · Full5OOSARNING COMPANIES INC 25074850L5YM/MO
Jun 24, 2025ARI · Full0ARNING COMPANIES INC 25074850L5YM/MO
Apr 1, 2025WAIII · Driver-only2ARNING COMPANIES INC 25074850P6YM/MO
Dec 4, 2024OKI · Full0ARNING COMPANIES INC 25074850L5YM/MO
Jun 3, 2024SDI · Full5ARNING COMPANIES INC 25074850L6YM/MO
Apr 17, 2024MOI · Full0ARNING COMPANIES INC 25074850L5YM/MO
Apr 7, 2024ARI · Full1ARNING COMPANIES INC 25074850L5YM/MO
Feb 5, 2024KYI · Full2ARNING COMPANIES INC 25074850L5YM/MO
Dec 11, 2023MOII · Walk-around4OOSTG HAULING LLC 373122350L5YM/MO
Oct 4, 2023SDI · Full2ARNING COMPANIES INC 25074850L5YM/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARNING COMPANIES INC250748Oct 4, 2023Aug 13, 20269MO
TG HAULING LLC3731223Dec 11, 2023Dec 11, 20231MO
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.
50L5YMMO2ARNING COMPANIES INCOct 4, 2023Aug 13, 20267
50P6YMMOARNING COMPANIES INCApr 1, 2025Apr 1, 20251
50L6YMMOARNING COMPANIES INCJun 3, 2024Jun 3, 20241
50L5YMMOTG HAULING LLCDec 11, 2023Dec 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026