Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Big Tex

16VGX5122K2049574 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenJun 20, 2024
LA
Last seenJun 17, 2026
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX5122K2049574
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2019
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
GX512

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
049574

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
2019

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 · Jun 20, 2024 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026LAI · Full1DON NELSON LLC 3443538K0468X/MS
May 26, 2026LAI · Full0DON NELSON LLC 3443538K0468X/MS
May 24, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0DON NELSON LLC 3443538TLRK0468X/MS
Feb 18, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0DON NELSON LLC 3443538K0468X/MS
Jan 12, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0DON NELSON LLC 3443538K0468X/MS
Jan 2, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0DON NELSON LLC 3443538K0468X/MS
Dec 1, 2025LAI · Full0DON NELSON LLC 3443538C9393V/MS
Nov 14, 2025MSIII · Driver-only0DON NELSON LLC 3443538TLRC9393V/MS
Sep 16, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1DON NELSON LLC 3443538TLRK0468X/MS
Apr 11, 2025LAI · Full0DON NELSON LLC 3443538K0468X/MS
Dec 26, 2024LAI · Full0DON NELSON LLC 3443538K0468X/MS
Oct 29, 2024MSI · Full0DON NELSON LLC 3443538TLR K0468X/MS
Oct 5, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0DON NELSON LLC 3443538K0468X/MS
Jun 20, 2024LAI · Full9OOSDON NELSON LLC 3443538TLRC9393V/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DON NELSON LLC3443538Jun 20, 2024Jun 17, 202614MS
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.
K0468XMS2DON NELSON LLCOct 5, 2024Jun 17, 20268
TLRK0468XMSDON NELSON LLCSep 16, 2025May 24, 20262
C9393VMSDON NELSON LLCDec 1, 2025Dec 1, 20251
TLRC9393VMSDON NELSON LLCJun 20, 2024Nov 14, 20252
TLR K0468XMSDON NELSON LLCOct 29, 2024Oct 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026