Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Big Tex

16V3F4822R6291821 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 26, 2023
TN
Last seenSep 10, 2024
KY
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4822R6291821
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
291821

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
2024

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 · Jul 26, 2023 – Sep 10, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 10, 2024KYII · Walk-around0ATHA TRANSPORT INC 2105169C488158/WV
Jul 12, 2024TNI · Full0ATHA TRANSPORT INC 2105169C488158/UK
Feb 21, 2024TNI · Full0ATHA TRANSPORT INC 2105169C488158/WV
Oct 26, 2023TNI · Full0ATHA TRANSPORT INC 2105169C488158/WV
Jul 26, 2023TNI · Full0ATHA TRANSPORT INC 2105169C488158/WV
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ATHA TRANSPORT INC2105169Jul 26, 2023Sep 10, 20245WV
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.
C488158WVATHA TRANSPORT INCJul 26, 2023Sep 10, 20244
C488158UKATHA TRANSPORT INCJul 12, 2024Jul 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026