Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Big Tex

16V3F4127N6183229 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 6
First seenJan 27, 2024
TN
Last seenMay 30, 2025
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4127N6183229
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
183229

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
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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 27, 2024 – May 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 30, 2025MOI · Full0NEXUS LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC 4109324PT585U1/PA
Mar 14, 2025MOI · Full3OOSMLK LLC 1497989PT585U1/PA
Feb 23, 2025INII · Walk-around7OOSMLK LLC 1497989PT585U1/PA
Nov 9, 2024ARIII · Driver-only2OOSMLK LLC 1497989PT585U1/PA
Oct 22, 2024PAII · Walk-around9OOSMLK LLC 1497989PT183P4/PA
Jan 27, 2024TNI · Full1OOSGTG TOWING COMPANY LLC 3642196PT183P4/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEXUS LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC4109324May 30, 2025May 30, 20251MN
MLK LLC1497989Oct 22, 2024Mar 14, 20254KY
GTG TOWING COMPANY LLC3642196Jan 27, 2024Jan 27, 20241NJ
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.
PT585U1PANEXUS LOGISTICS SERVICES LLCMay 30, 2025May 30, 20251
PT585U1PAMLK LLCNov 9, 2024Mar 14, 20253
PT183P4PAMLK LLCOct 22, 2024Oct 22, 20241
PT183P4PAGTG TOWING COMPANY LLCJan 27, 2024Jan 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026