Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Big Tex

16VGX5126D2656015 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenDec 13, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 26, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX5126D2656015
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2013
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
GX512

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
656015

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 · 107 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 107 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
2013

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 · Dec 13, 2023 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026NYI · Full15OOSELEGANTE ENTERPRISES INC 4294714B1A1T5/AZ
Feb 19, 2026KSIII · Driver-only2ELEGANTE ENTERPRISES INC 4294714B1A1T5/AZ
Nov 25, 2025AZI · Full12OOSELEGANTE ENTERPRISES INC 42947144UL9812/CA
Dec 13, 2023CAI · Full2OOSBOOMSTICK TRANSPORT LLC 24104244UL9812/CA
Dec 13, 2023CAI · Full0BOOMSTICK TRANSPORT LLC 24104244UL9812/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELEGANTE ENTERPRISES INC4294714Nov 25, 2025Aug 26, 20263AZ
BOOMSTICK TRANSPORT LLC2410424Dec 13, 2023Dec 13, 20232NC
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.
B1A1T5AZ2ELEGANTE ENTERPRISES INCFeb 19, 2026Aug 26, 20262
4UL9812CAELEGANTE ENTERPRISES INCNov 25, 2025Nov 25, 20251
4UL9812CABOOMSTICK TRANSPORT LLCDec 13, 2023Dec 13, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026