Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Big Tex

16VGX3526L6047500 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
17 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenApr 8, 2024
MD
Last seenSep 11, 2025
TN
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX3526L6047500
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
047500

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Apr 8, 2024 – Sep 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 11, 2025TNI · Full2OOSDW EXPRESS LLC 3745025167585A/MS
Jul 24, 2025NCI · Full0DW EXPRESS LLC 3745025167585A/MS
May 8, 2025TNI · Full1OOSDW EXPRESS LLC 3745025167585A/MS
Mar 12, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0DW EXPRESS LLC 3745025167585A/MS
Jul 29, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1OOSDW EXPRESS LLC 374502564242T/MS
Jul 18, 2024NMI · Full1OOSDW EXPRESS LLC 3745025TLR64242T/MS
May 7, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2DW EXPRESS LLC 3745025TLR64242T/MS
Apr 15, 2024ALIII · Driver-only2DW EXPRESS LLC 374502564242T/MS
Apr 8, 2024MDII · Walk-around9OOSDW EXPRESS LLC 374502564242T/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DW EXPRESS LLC3745025Apr 8, 2024Sep 11, 20259MS
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.
167585AMSDW EXPRESS LLCMar 12, 2025Sep 11, 20254
64242TMSDW EXPRESS LLCApr 8, 2024Jul 29, 20243
TLR64242TMSDW EXPRESS LLCMay 7, 2024Jul 18, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026