Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Big Tex

16V3F3820P6252653 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenSep 28, 2023
MO
Last seenJul 11, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
16V3F3820P6252653
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
3F382

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
252653

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 · 295 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 295 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
2023

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 · Sep 28, 2023 – Jul 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 11, 2026MOI · Full5ROJAS BROS TRANSPORT LLC 4251656268803N/TX
Jul 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around6ROJAS BROS TRANSPORT LLC 4251656219B734/TX
Jul 26, 2024AZI · Full1BLUE BUFFALO TRANSPORTS LLC 3700242219B734/TX
Apr 1, 2024TNI · Full3BLUE BUFFALO TRANSPORTS LLC 3700242219B734/UK
Sep 28, 2023MOI · Full4OOSBLUE BUFFALO TRANSPORTS LLC 3700242219B734/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROJAS BROS TRANSPORT LLC4251656Jul 18, 2025Jul 11, 20262TX
BLUE BUFFALO TRANSPORTS LLC3700242Sep 28, 2023Jul 26, 20243TX
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.
268803NTX2ROJAS BROS TRANSPORT LLCJul 11, 2026Jul 11, 20261
219B734TXROJAS BROS TRANSPORT LLCJul 18, 2025Jul 18, 20251
219B734TXBLUE BUFFALO TRANSPORTS LLCSep 28, 2023Jul 26, 20242
219B734UKBLUE BUFFALO TRANSPORTS LLCApr 1, 2024Apr 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026