Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Big Tex

16VGX3521J6024056 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections21
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 21
First seenAug 12, 2023
AL
Last seenJun 23, 2026
TN
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX3521J6024056
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2018
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
GX352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
024056

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
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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 12, 2023 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026TNII · Walk-around1OOSMICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A0AHT/AL
May 12, 2026TNII · Walk-around2OOSMICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A0AHT/AL
Jan 22, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A0AHT/AL
Nov 2, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A0A7C/AL
Oct 30, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A0AHT/AL
Apr 21, 2025NCI · Full0MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A0A7C/AL
Mar 13, 2025TNI · Full0MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835AOAHT/AL
Feb 16, 2025TNI · Full1OOSMICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A0AHT/AL
Dec 17, 2024TNI · Full1MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A0AHT/UK
Oct 22, 2024NCI · Full1MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A02YW/AL
Sep 12, 2024GAI · Full0MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A02YW/AL
Jun 10, 2024MSI · Full0MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A02YW/AL
May 13, 2024ALI · Full0MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A02YW/AL
May 9, 2024NCI · Full0MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A02YW/AL
Apr 15, 2024TNI · Full2OOSMICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A02YW/AL
Mar 6, 2024KYI · Full0MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A02YW/AL
Jan 19, 2024ALI · Full0MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A02YW/AL
Jan 2, 2024TNI · Full1OOSMICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A02YW/AL
Sep 26, 2023NCI · Full0MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A0A7C/AL
Sep 21, 2023NCI · Full0MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A02YW/AL
Aug 12, 2023ALI · Full3MICHAEL WILLIAMS 325947835A02YW/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MICHAEL WILLIAMS3259478Aug 12, 2023Jun 23, 202621AL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
35A0AHTAL2MICHAEL WILLIAMSFeb 16, 2025Jun 23, 20265
35A0A7CALMICHAEL WILLIAMSSep 26, 2023Nov 2, 20253
35AOAHTALMICHAEL WILLIAMSMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
35A0AHTUKMICHAEL WILLIAMSDec 17, 2024Dec 17, 20241
35A02YWALMICHAEL WILLIAMSAug 12, 2023Oct 22, 202411
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026