Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Big Tex

16VGX512282607061 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenMar 27, 2024
AR
Last seenJul 19, 2026
AR
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX512282607061
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2008
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
GX512

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
607061

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 · 107 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 107 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
2008

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 · Mar 27, 2024 – Jul 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 19, 2026ARI · Full0SPEEDBUGGY EXPRESS LLC 1574261PT209960/AR
Nov 2, 2025ARI · Full2SPEEDBUGGY EXPRESS LLC 1574261PT209960/AR
Apr 22, 2025MOI · Full0SPEEDBUGGY EXPRESS LLC 1574261C220197/AR
Apr 2, 2025KSIII · Driver-only1SPEEDBUGGY EXPRESS LLC 1574261PT209960/AR
Dec 17, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0SPEEDBUGGY EXPRESS LLC 1574261PT209960/AR
Sep 26, 2024TNI · Full0SPEEDBUGGY EXPRESS LLC 1574261PT209960/AR
Sep 13, 2024MOI · Full1SPEEDBUGGY EXPRESS LLC 1574261PT209960/AR
Jun 19, 2024MOI · Full0SPEEDBUGGY EXPRESS LLC 1574261PT209960/AR
Mar 27, 2024ARII · Walk-around2SPEEDBUGGY EXPRESS LLC 1574261PT209960/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SPEEDBUGGY EXPRESS LLC1574261Mar 27, 2024Jul 19, 20269AR
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.
PT209960AR2SPEEDBUGGY EXPRESS LLCMar 27, 2024Jul 19, 20268
C220197ARSPEEDBUGGY EXPRESS LLCApr 22, 2025Apr 22, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026