Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Big Tex

16V3F5328R6301118 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 27, 2023
TN
Last seenAug 24, 2026
NV
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
16V3F5328R6301118
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2024
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
3F532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
301118

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 · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 45 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
2024

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 · Sep 27, 2023 – Aug 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 24, 2026NVI · Full5OOSGASTELUM CARRIERS INC 3148543260572C/MT
May 4, 2024NCI · Full0TONY'S FREIGHT LLC 407562160572C/MT
Jan 15, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0ZAR CONTRACTING LLC 3155667P890987/IN
Sep 28, 2023PAI · Full1BELLA FREIGHT LLC 30888391587982/NV
Sep 27, 2023TNI · Full0BELLA FREIGHT LLC 3088839TEMP/NV
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GASTELUM CARRIERS INC3148543Aug 24, 2026Aug 24, 20261CA
TONY'S FREIGHT LLC4075621May 4, 2024May 4, 20241OR
ZAR CONTRACTING LLC3155667Jan 15, 2024Jan 15, 20241IN
BELLA FREIGHT LLC3088839Sep 27, 2023Sep 28, 20232OH
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.
260572CMT2GASTELUM CARRIERS INCAug 24, 2026Aug 24, 20261
60572CMTTONY'S FREIGHT LLCMay 4, 2024May 4, 20241
P890987INZAR CONTRACTING LLCJan 15, 2024Jan 15, 20241
1587982NVBELLA FREIGHT LLCSep 28, 2023Sep 28, 20231
TEMPNVBELLA FREIGHT LLCSep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026