Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Big Tex

16VGX3521L6072045 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenAug 24, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 18, 2026
ID
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
16VGX3521L6072045
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
072045

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
2020

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 24, 2023 – Feb 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 18, 2026IDIII · Driver-only3OOSDRABERR LLC 44134187017P6/OK
Jan 6, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2OOSBORDER BLUE LLC 42339367017P6/OK
Jul 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around1BORDER BLUE LLC 42339361990P6/OK
Jun 26, 2025KSI · Full2OOSBORDER BLUE LLC 42339361990P6/OK
Jun 11, 2025AZII · Walk-around4OOSBORDER BLUE LLC 4233936DS3117/OK
Aug 14, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0COLT LOGISTICS LLC 3868308834130M/TX
Jul 18, 2024TXI · Full0COLT LOGISTICS LLC 3868308592206M/TX
Nov 29, 2023TXI · Full0COLT LOGISTICS LLC 3868308592206M/TX
Aug 24, 2023TXI · Full1COLT LOGISTICS LLC 3868308039676M/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DRABERR LLC4413418Feb 18, 2026Feb 18, 20261OK
BORDER BLUE LLC4233936Jun 11, 2025Jan 6, 20264OK
COLT LOGISTICS LLC3868308Aug 24, 2023Aug 14, 20244TX
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.
7017P6OKDRABERR LLCFeb 18, 2026Feb 18, 20261
7017P6OKBORDER BLUE LLCJan 6, 2026Jan 6, 20261
1990P6OKBORDER BLUE LLCJun 26, 2025Jul 23, 20252
DS3117OKBORDER BLUE LLCJun 11, 2025Jun 11, 20251
834130MTXCOLT LOGISTICS LLCAug 14, 2024Aug 14, 20241
592206MTXCOLT LOGISTICS LLCNov 29, 2023Jul 18, 20242
039676MTXCOLT LOGISTICS LLCAug 24, 2023Aug 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026