Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Big Tex

16VGX2829H2070855 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJun 20, 2023
MT
Last seenJan 26, 2026
WY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX2829H2070855
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
GX282

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
070855

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 · 53 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 53 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
2017

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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Jan 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 26, 2026WYI · Full2TODD CHILDERS 30670801X6926/WY
Jan 15, 2025WYI · Full2OOSTODD CHILDERS 3067081TRL26019/WY
Jun 20, 2023MTI · Full0TODD CHILDERS 3067080122486/WY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TODD CHILDERS306708Jun 20, 2023Jan 26, 20263WY
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.
01X6926WYTODD CHILDERSJan 26, 2026Jan 26, 20261
1TRL26019WYTODD CHILDERSJan 15, 2025Jan 15, 20251
0122486WYTODD CHILDERSJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026