Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Big Tex

16V3F4321P6242338 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 17
First seenFeb 1, 2024
CT
Last seenMar 19, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
16V3F4321P6242338
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
3F432

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
242338

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 · 139 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 139 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 · Feb 1, 2024 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026OHI · Full8OOSJ&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC 36490535337987/ME
Feb 5, 2026TNI · Full0J&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC 36490535337987/ME
Feb 5, 2026TNI · Full0AMBUFREIGHT INC 32860365337987/ME
Jan 21, 2026NCI · Full0J&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC 3649053533-7987/ME
Jan 8, 2026OHII · Walk-around1J&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC 36490535337987/ME
Nov 13, 2025CTIII · Driver-only0J&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC 36490535337987/ME
Oct 30, 2025NCI · Full0J&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC 36490535337987/ME
Sep 10, 2025TNI · Full7J&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC 36490535337987/ME
Aug 18, 2025TNI · Full7OOSJ&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC 36490535337987/ME
Jul 24, 2025ILII · Walk-around0J&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC 36490535337987/ME
Apr 29, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0J&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC 36490535337987/ME
Feb 10, 2025MAII · Walk-around2OOSJ&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC 36490535337987/ME
Oct 4, 2024OHI · Full1J&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC 36490535337987/ME
Sep 13, 2024VAI · Full2OOSJ&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC 36490535337987/ME
Aug 27, 2024VAI · Full2GENERAL TRANSPORT LLC 36490335337987/ME
Mar 27, 2024NCI · Full0J&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC 3649053533987/ME
Feb 1, 2024CTI · Full0J&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC 36490535337987/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J&V XPRESS CARRIER LLC3649053Feb 1, 2024Mar 19, 202615TX
AMBUFREIGHT INC3286036Feb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261TX
GENERAL TRANSPORT LLC3649033Aug 27, 2024Aug 27, 20241VA
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.
5337987MEJ&V XPRESS CARRIER LLCFeb 1, 2024Mar 19, 202613
5337987MEAMBUFREIGHT INCFeb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261
533-7987MEJ&V XPRESS CARRIER LLCJan 21, 2026Jan 21, 20261
5337987MEGENERAL TRANSPORT LLCAug 27, 2024Aug 27, 20241
533987MEJ&V XPRESS CARRIER LLCMar 27, 2024Mar 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026