Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Big Tex

16V3F4820M6074552 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenJun 19, 2023
NC
Last seenNov 17, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
16V3F4820M6074552
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2021
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
3F482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
074552

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 · 2,099 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 2,099 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 · Jun 19, 2023 – Nov 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 17, 2025NCI · Full0FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DB31528/NC
Sep 25, 2025VAI · Full4FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DB31528/NC
Sep 22, 2025VAIII · Driver-only0FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DB31528/NC
Aug 26, 2025NCI · Full0FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DB31528/NC
May 5, 2025NCI · Full0FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DB31528/NC
Nov 14, 2024NCI · Full0FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DB31528/NC
Nov 14, 2024NCI · Full0FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DB31528/NC
Sep 25, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DB31528/NC
Sep 5, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DB31528/NC
May 30, 2024NCI · Full2OOSFIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DB31528/NC
Feb 12, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DB31528/NC
Jun 19, 2023NCI · Full0N & N HAULING LLC 3762530DB31528/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC4132106Feb 12, 2024Nov 17, 202511NC
N & N HAULING LLC3762530Jun 19, 2023Jun 19, 20231NC
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.
DB31528NCFIRELINE TRANSPORT LLCFeb 12, 2024Nov 17, 202511
DB31528NCN & N HAULING LLCJun 19, 2023Jun 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026