Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Big Tex

16VGX3522J6014572 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenAug 4, 2023
CA
Last seenMay 13, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX3522J6014572
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2018
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
014572

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
2018

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 · Aug 4, 2023 – May 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around1HOTSHOT HUSTLER 36565004SZ2907/CA
Sep 19, 2024AZI · Full0HOTSHOT HUSTLER 36565004SZ2907/CA
Aug 9, 2024CAI · Full6OOSHOTSHOT HUSTLER 36565004SZ2907/CA
Apr 9, 2024NMII · Walk-around0HOTSHOT HUSTLER 36565004SZ2907/CA
Jan 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around1HOTSHOT HUSTLER 36565004SZ2907/CA
Jan 5, 2024NVI · Full1HOTSHOT HUSTLER 36565004SZ2907/CA
Nov 15, 2023CAI · Full0HOTSHOT HUSTLER 36565004SZ2907/CA
Oct 10, 2023AZI · Full0HOTSHOT HUSTLER 36565004SZ2907/CA
Aug 5, 2023CAI · Full1HOTSHOT HUSTLER 36565004SZ2907/CA
Aug 4, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1OOSHOTSHOT HUSTLER 36565004SZ2907/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOTSHOT HUSTLER3656500Aug 4, 2023May 13, 202510CA
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.
4SZ2907CAHOTSHOT HUSTLERAug 4, 2023May 13, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026