Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Big Tex

16V3F482XN6159609 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenOct 31, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 14, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F482XN6159609
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
159609

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
2022

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 · Oct 31, 2024 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026TNI · Full0AZ AMERICAN TRANSPORT 4426639LXA0X2/AZ
Jul 25, 2025COII · Walk-around7OOSAZ AMERICAN TRANSPORT 4426639LXA0X2/AZ
Apr 14, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143ZDA32X/AZ
Nov 11, 2024NMII · Walk-around0SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143ZDA32X/AZ
Oct 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSSUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC 3479143ZDA32X/AZ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AZ AMERICAN TRANSPORT4426639Jul 25, 2025May 14, 20262AZ
SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INC3479143Oct 31, 2024Apr 14, 20253NC
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.
LXA0X2AZAZ AMERICAN TRANSPORTJul 25, 2025May 14, 20262
ZDA32XAZSUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION INCOct 31, 2024Apr 14, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026