Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Big Tex

16V3F382XN6163279 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJul 12, 2023
MO
Last seenSep 11, 2025
TN
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F382XN6163279
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2022
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
3F382

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
163279

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 · 295 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 295 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
2022

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 – Sep 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 11, 2025TNI · Full3OOSSIERRA'S TRANSPORT SPECIALIST INC 3801562151827TE/IL
Apr 21, 2025WII · Full1SIERRA'S TRANSPORT SPECIALIST INC 3801562127810TE/IL
Oct 16, 2024MIII · Walk-around1SIERRA'S TRANSPORT SPECIALIST INC 3801562127810TE/IL
Aug 21, 2024NDII · Walk-around4SIERRA'S TRANSPORT SPECIALIST INC 3801562127810TE/IL
Apr 20, 2024COIII · Driver-only4SIERRA'S TRANSPORT SPECIALIST INC 3801562127810TE/IL
Feb 9, 2024SDIII · Driver-only1SIERRA'S TRANSPORT SPECIALIST INC 3801562127810TE/IL
Nov 30, 2023NCI · Full2SIERRA'S TRANSPORT SPECIALIST INC 3801562127810TE/GA
Sep 1, 2023TNI · Full1OOSSIERRA'S TRANSPORT SPECIALIST INC 3801562127810TE/IL
Jul 12, 2023MOI · Full0SIERRA'S TRANSPORT SPECIALIST INC 3801562127810TE/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SIERRA'S TRANSPORT SPECIALIST INC3801562Jul 12, 2023Sep 11, 20259IL
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.
151827TEILSIERRA'S TRANSPORT SPECIALIST INCSep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251
127810TEILSIERRA'S TRANSPORT SPECIALIST INCJul 12, 2023Apr 21, 20257
127810TEGASIERRA'S TRANSPORT SPECIALIST INCNov 30, 2023Nov 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026