Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Big Tex

16VGX3521H6066253 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
38 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJul 19, 2023
TX
Last seenSep 2, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 38 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
16VGX3521H6066253
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
GX352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
066253

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 · 488 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 488 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 · Jul 19, 2023 – Sep 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 2, 2026ILI · Full5OOS4-MAN XPRESS LLC 4465087264B468/TX
Dec 11, 2024LAI · Full0EZ HAUL TRANSPORT LLC 3028348229C724/TX
Jul 24, 2024COI · Full0EZ HAUL TRANSPORT LLC 3028348229C724/TX
Mar 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around0EZ HAUL TRANSPORT LLC 3028348163B873/TX
Feb 15, 2024TXI · Full1EZ HAUL TRANSPORT LLC 3028348163B873/TX
Oct 20, 2023TNI · Full0EZ HAUL TRANSPORT LLC 3028348163B8B/TX
Sep 28, 2023ILI · Full1EZ HAUL TRANSPORT LLC 3028348163B873/TX
Jul 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around0EZ HAUL TRANSPORT LLC 3028348163B873/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
4-MAN XPRESS LLC4465087Sep 2, 2026Sep 2, 20261TX
EZ HAUL TRANSPORT LLC3028348Jul 19, 2023Dec 11, 20247TX
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.
264B468TX24-MAN XPRESS LLCSep 2, 2026Sep 2, 20261
229C724TXEZ HAUL TRANSPORT LLCJul 24, 2024Dec 11, 20242
163B873TXEZ HAUL TRANSPORT LLCJul 19, 2023Mar 28, 20244
163B8BTXEZ HAUL TRANSPORT LLCOct 20, 2023Oct 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026