Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Big Tex

16V3F4822M6070485 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenJan 3, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 16, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
16V3F4822M6070485
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2021
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
3F482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
070485

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 3, 2024 – May 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 16, 2026LAI · Full0SOTO BOYS HOTSHOTS LLC 4017366257B812/TX
Feb 18, 2026LAI · Full5OOSSOTO BOYS HOTSHOTS LLC 4017366257B812/TX
Sep 26, 2025NCI · Full0SOTO BOYS HOTSHOTS LLC 4017366257B812/TX
Aug 20, 2025OHI · Full7OOSSOTO BOYS HOTSHOTS LLC 4017366257B812/TX
Jul 14, 2025NCI · Full2OOSSOTO BOYS HOTSHOTS LLC 4017366257B812/TX
May 1, 2025TXI · Full0SOTO BOYS HOTSHOTS LLC 4017366257B812/TX
Dec 8, 2024MSI · Full0SOTO BOYS TRUCKING LLC 3184971257B812/TX
Sep 17, 2024ARI · Full0SOTO BOYS HOTSHOTS LLC 4017366168C293/TX
Aug 15, 2024ILII · Walk-around1SOTO BOYS HOTSHOTS LLC 4017366168C293/TX
Jan 3, 2024TXI · Full3SOTO BOYS HOTSHOTS LLC 4017366168C293/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOTO BOYS HOTSHOTS LLC4017366Jan 3, 2024May 16, 20269TX
SOTO BOYS TRUCKING LLC3184971Dec 8, 2024Dec 8, 20241TX
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.
257B812TXSOTO BOYS HOTSHOTS LLCMay 1, 2025May 16, 20266
257B812TXSOTO BOYS TRUCKING LLCDec 8, 2024Dec 8, 20241
168C293TXSOTO BOYS HOTSHOTS LLCJan 3, 2024Sep 17, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026