Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Big Tex

16VGX4026G6076286 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 19, 2023
AZ
Last seenMay 8, 2026
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
16VGX4026G6076286
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
GX402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
076286

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 · 206 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 206 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
2016

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 · Jun 19, 2023 – May 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2026UTI · Full2FASC TRANSPORTATION LLC 2977607K9A0KX/AZ
Feb 18, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0FASC TRANSPORTATION LLC 2977607K9A0KX/AZ
Nov 14, 2025AZII · Walk-around1FASC TRANSPORTATION LLC 2977607K9A0KX/AZ
Sep 23, 2025UTI · Full3FASC TRANSPORTATION LLC 2977607K9A0KX/AZ
Feb 14, 2024AZI · Full6OOSFASC TRANSPORTATION LLC 29776074RG1788/CA
Jan 31, 2024CAII · Walk-around0E & R TRANSPORTATION INC 20645184RG1788/CA
Jun 19, 2023AZIII · Driver-only1FASC TRANSPORTATION LLC 29776074RG1788/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FASC TRANSPORTATION LLC2977607Jun 19, 2023May 8, 20266AZ
E & R TRANSPORTATION INC2064518Jan 31, 2024Jan 31, 20241CA
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.
K9A0KXAZFASC TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 23, 2025May 8, 20264
4RG1788CAFASC TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 19, 2023Feb 14, 20242
4RG1788CAE & R TRANSPORTATION INCJan 31, 2024Jan 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026