Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Big Tex

16V3F4122R6298715 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJun 19, 2024
CO
Last seenNov 14, 2025
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4122R6298715
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
3F412

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
298715

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 · 203 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 203 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
2024

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 19, 2024 – Nov 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 14, 2025COI · Full3DEFENDER DISPATCH LLC 4250535678666M/TX
Jul 3, 2025NMI · Full1DEFENDER DISPATCH LLC 4250535678666M/TX
Mar 12, 2025TNI · Full0DEFENDER DISPATCH LLC 4250535678666M/TX
Sep 25, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0TEXAS PREMIER LOGISTICS LLC 4139469678666M/TX
Jun 19, 2024COI · Full1TEXAS PREMIER LOGISTICS LLC 41394695624T56/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DEFENDER DISPATCH LLC4250535Mar 12, 2025Nov 14, 20253TX
TEXAS PREMIER LOGISTICS LLC4139469Jun 19, 2024Sep 25, 20242TX
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.
678666MTXDEFENDER DISPATCH LLCMar 12, 2025Nov 14, 20253
678666MTXTEXAS PREMIER LOGISTICS LLCSep 25, 2024Sep 25, 20241
5624T56TXTEXAS PREMIER LOGISTICS LLCJun 19, 2024Jun 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026