Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Big Tex

16V3F4820N6157254 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJan 29, 2024
CO
Last seenSep 10, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4820N6157254
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
3F482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
157254

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
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 29, 2024 – Sep 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 10, 2025TXI · Full1M&L TX TRANSPORT INC 3741245247C798/TX
Nov 21, 2024TXI · Full6OOSM&L TX TRANSPORT INC 3741245236B343/TX
Aug 6, 2024OKI · Full0M&L TX TRANSPORT INC 3741245236B343/TX
Jun 18, 2024TXI · Full9M&L TX TRANSPORT INC 3741245236B343/TX
Jun 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around10OOSM&L TX TRANSPORT INC 3741245236B343/TX
May 22, 2024WVII · Walk-around3M&L TX TRANSPORT INC 3741245236B343/TX
Jan 29, 2024COI · Full3M&L TX TRANSPORT INC 3741245426024M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M&L TX TRANSPORT INC3741245Jan 29, 2024Sep 10, 20257TX
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.
247C798TXM&L TX TRANSPORT INCSep 10, 2025Sep 10, 20251
236B343TXM&L TX TRANSPORT INCMay 22, 2024Nov 21, 20245
426024MTXM&L TX TRANSPORT INCJan 29, 2024Jan 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026