Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Big Tex

16VGX3521H6048996 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
34 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenJul 12, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 19, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX3521H6048996
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
048996

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 · Jul 12, 2023 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026TXI · Full0MARIA A MUNIZ & CARLOS L MUNIZ JR 3035212102C296/TX
Mar 24, 2026NMII · Walk-around0MARIA A MUNIZ & CARLOS L MUNIZ JR 3035212102C296/TX
Mar 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSMARIA A MUNIZ & CARLOS L MUNIZ JR 3035212102C296/TX
Apr 16, 2025NMI · Full0MARIA A MUNIZ & CARLOS L MUNIZ JR 3035212102C296/TX
Mar 12, 2025MOI · Full0MARIA A MUNIZ & CARLOS L MUNIZ JR 3035212102C296/TX
Sep 18, 2024AZII · Walk-around1OOSMARIA A MUNIZ & CARLOS L MUNIZ JR 3035212102C296/TX
Jul 30, 2024TXII · Walk-around0MARIA A MUNIZ & CARLOS L MUNIZ JR 3035212102C296/TX
Jul 1, 2024TNI · Full0MARIA A MUNIZ & CARLOS L MUNIZ JR 3035212102C296/TX
Dec 8, 2023ARIII · Driver-only2MARIA A MUNIZ & CARLOS L MUNIZ JR 3035212102C296/TX
Nov 15, 2023NMII · Walk-around0MARIA A MUNIZ & CARLOS L MUNIZ JR 3035212102C296/TX
Oct 28, 2023NMI · Full0MARIA A MUNIZ & CARLOS L MUNIZ JR 3035212102C296/TX
Jul 12, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1MARIA A MUNIZ & CARLOS L MUNIZ JR 3035212102C296/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARIA A MUNIZ & CARLOS L MUNIZ JR3035212Jul 12, 2023May 19, 202612TX
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.
102C296TXMARIA A MUNIZ & CARLOS L MUNIZ JRJul 12, 2023May 19, 202612
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026