Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Big Tex

16VGX3520H6060279 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
24 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenSep 18, 2023
OK
Last seenSep 4, 2025
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX3520H6060279
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
GX352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
060279

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 · 488 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 488 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
2017

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 · Sep 18, 2023 – Sep 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 4, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0RICHMOND HOT SHOTS LLC 3479040BQ7477/OK
Aug 13, 2025TNI · Full1OOSRICHMOND HOT SHOTS LLC 3479040BQ7477/OK
Jul 22, 2025MOI · Full4OOSRICHMOND HOT SHOTS LLC 3479040BQ7477/OK
Aug 28, 2024OKI · Full0RICHMOND HOT SHOTS LLC 3479040BQ7477/OK
Aug 9, 2024OHII · Walk-around2OOSRICHMOND HOT SHOTS LLC 3479040BQ7477/OK
Mar 7, 2024USI · Full5OOSRICHMOND HOT SHOTS LLC 3479040BQ7477/OK
Dec 3, 2023MOII · Walk-around3RICHMOND HOT SHOTS LLC 3479040BQ7477/OK
Sep 18, 2023OKI · Full0RICHMOND HOT SHOTS LLC 3479040BQ7477/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RICHMOND HOT SHOTS LLC3479040Sep 18, 2023Sep 4, 20258OK
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.
BQ7477OKRICHMOND HOT SHOTS LLCSep 18, 2023Sep 4, 20258
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026