Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Big Tex

16VGX2025J6003812 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 3
First seenAug 22, 2023
UT
Last seenJan 22, 2025
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
16VGX2025J6003812
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2018
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
GX202

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
003812

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 · 56 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 56 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
2018

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 · Aug 22, 2023 – Jan 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 22, 2025UTI · Full13OOSDIG BOSS LLC 43602307R3GE/UT
Jul 3, 2024UTI · Full23OOSDIG BOSS LLC 4360230253902Z/UT
Aug 22, 2023UTI · Full18OOSCONNECTIONZ AQUISITION 3247940253902Z/UT
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIG BOSS LLC4360230Jul 3, 2024Jan 22, 20252UT
CONNECTIONZ AQUISITION3247940Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231UT
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.
7R3GEUTDIG BOSS LLCJan 22, 2025Jan 22, 20251
253902ZUTDIG BOSS LLCJul 3, 2024Jul 3, 20241
253902ZUTCONNECTIONZ AQUISITIONAug 22, 2023Aug 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026