Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Big Tex

16VGX242X72681109 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenDec 18, 2023
LA
Last seenMar 18, 2025
AL
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX242X72681109
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2007
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
GX242

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
681109

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 · 12 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 12 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
2007

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 · Dec 18, 2023 – Mar 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 18, 2025ALI · Full0INGRAM BARGE COMPANY LLC 860870L7P199/KY
Jan 27, 2025MSI · Full2INGRAM BARGE COMPANY LLC 860870L7P199/KY
May 15, 2024ILI · Full0INGRAM BARGE COMPANY LLC 86087008E5J442/KY
Dec 18, 2023LAI · Full0INGRAM BARGE COMPANY LLC 860870E5J442/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INGRAM BARGE COMPANY LLC860870Dec 18, 2023Mar 18, 20254KY
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.
L7P199KYINGRAM BARGE COMPANY LLCJan 27, 2025Mar 18, 20252
08E5J442KYINGRAM BARGE COMPANY LLCMay 15, 2024May 15, 20241
E5J442KYINGRAM BARGE COMPANY LLCDec 18, 2023Dec 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026