Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2024 Big Tex

16V3F412XR6301800 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
5 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJun 11, 2024
TX
Last seenNov 25, 2024
WY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 5 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F412XR6301800
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2024
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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
3F412

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
301800

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 203 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Source · Vektor corpus / NHTSA vPIC ↗
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.

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 11, 2024 – Nov 25, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 25, 2024WYIII · Driver-only3—FRANCISCO TRANSPORT LLC 3692879PF97738/IN
Jul 12, 2024COI · Full0—MEARS GROUP INC 329431P43138/IN
Jun 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSMEARS GROUP INC 329431PC43138/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRANCISCO TRANSPORT LLC3692879Nov 25, 2024Nov 25, 20241CO
MEARS GROUP INC329431Jun 11, 2024Jul 12, 20242MI
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.
PF97738IN—FRANCISCO TRANSPORT LLCNov 25, 2024 → Nov 25, 20241
P43138IN—MEARS GROUP INCJul 12, 2024 → Jul 12, 20241
PC43138IN—MEARS GROUP INCJun 11, 2024 → Jun 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026