Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Big Tex

16VGX3526L6050509 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJun 30, 2023
OK
Last seenSep 22, 2025
WI
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX3526L6050509
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
050509

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
2020

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 · Jun 30, 2023 – Sep 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 22, 2025WIII · Walk-around0TDK TRANSPORT LLC 3328408847769/WI
Aug 21, 2024MNI · Full1TDK TRANSPORT LLC 3328408847769/WI
Apr 2, 2024NYII · Walk-around1TDK TRANSPORT LLC 3328408847769/WI
Jan 30, 2024KSII · Walk-around0TDK TRANSPORT LLC 3328408847769/WI
Dec 14, 2023KYI · Full0TDK TRANSPORT LLC 3328408778070/WI
Jun 30, 2023OKI · Full2OOSTDK TRANSPORT LLC 3328408778070/WI
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TDK TRANSPORT LLC3328408Jun 30, 2023Sep 22, 20256WI
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.
847769WITDK TRANSPORT LLCJan 30, 2024Sep 22, 20254
778070WITDK TRANSPORT LLCJun 30, 2023Dec 14, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026