Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Big Tex

16V3F4129M6039826 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMay 21, 2025
TX
Last seenMar 31, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 10 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
16V3F4129M6039826
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
039826

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
2021

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 · May 21, 2025 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026NMII · Walk-around1Y&J TRANSPORTATION LLC 4396797763835M/TX
Jan 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around1JOSE A GOMEZ 4447359763835M/TX
May 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around15OOSSANTIAGO BUSTAMANTE ELIZONDO III 4193204763835M/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
Y&J TRANSPORTATION LLC4396797Mar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261TX
JOSE A GOMEZ4447359Jan 30, 2026Jan 30, 20261TX
SANTIAGO BUSTAMANTE ELIZONDO III4193204May 21, 2025May 21, 20251TX
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.
763835MTXY&J TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261
763835MTXJOSE A GOMEZJan 30, 2026Jan 30, 20261
763835MTX2SANTIAGO BUSTAMANTE ELIZONDO IIIMay 21, 2025May 21, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026