Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Big Tex

16VCX2222G2098146 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
10 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 18, 2025
SD
Last seenMay 15, 2026
IA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VCX2222G2098146
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2016
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
CX222

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
098146

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 3 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
2016

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 · Jul 18, 2025 – May 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1RJ TIDE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2040399LH4879/IA
Jan 21, 2026SDI · Full0RJ TIDE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2040399LH4879/IA
Aug 21, 2025SDI · Full0RJ TIDE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2040399LH4879/IA
Jul 18, 2025SDI · Full4OOSRJ TIDE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2040399LH4879/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RJ TIDE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC2040399Jul 18, 2025May 15, 20264IA
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.
LH4879IARJ TIDE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INCJul 18, 2025May 15, 20264
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026