Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Big Tex

16V3F4821M2005229 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
18 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenDec 20, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 17, 2025
NM
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4821M2005229
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
3F482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
005229

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 · 2,099 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 2,099 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
2021

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 · Dec 20, 2023 – Jun 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2025NMI · Full0SUNWEST LOGISTICS LLC 3326715059419N/TX
May 13, 2025TXI · Full1SUNWEST LOGISTICS LLC 3326715059419N/TX
Sep 4, 2024TXI · Full0SUNWEST LOGISTICS LLC 3326715630162M/TX
Feb 27, 2024TXI · Full0SUNWEST LOGISTICS LLC 3326715630162M/TX
Dec 20, 2023TXII · Walk-around0SUNWEST LOGISTICS LLC 3326715630162M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUNWEST LOGISTICS LLC3326715Dec 20, 2023Jun 17, 20255TX
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.
059419NTXSUNWEST LOGISTICS LLCMay 13, 2025Jun 17, 20252
630162MTXSUNWEST LOGISTICS LLCDec 20, 2023Sep 4, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026