Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Big Tex

16VGX3523J6026861 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
33 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenAug 22, 2023
NM
Last seenMay 23, 2026
LA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX3523J6026861
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
026861

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 22, 2023 – May 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 23, 2026LAI · Full1OOSNOBBIE'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 3024194256C299/TX
Nov 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around1OOSNOBBIE'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 3024194239C188/TX
Sep 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around2NOBBIE'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 3024194239C188/TX
Jan 29, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0NOBBIE'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 3024194239C188/TX
Aug 13, 2024COIII · Driver-only3NOBBIE'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 3024194239C188/TX
Jul 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around17OOSNOBBIE'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 3024194239188C/TX
Jun 14, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0NOBBIE'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 3024194239C188/TX
Nov 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around11OOSNOBBIE'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 3024194106B875/TX
Aug 22, 2023NMII · Walk-around2NOBBIE'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 3024194106B875/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NOBBIE'S TRANSPORTATION LLC3024194Aug 22, 2023May 23, 20269TX
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.
256C299TXNOBBIE'S TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 23, 2026May 23, 20261
239C188TXNOBBIE'S TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 14, 2024Nov 22, 20255
239188CTXNOBBIE'S TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 23, 2024Jul 23, 20241
106B875TXNOBBIE'S TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 22, 2023Nov 19, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026