Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Big Tex

16V3F4821SA398040 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
11 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seenApr 9, 2025
NY
Last seenMar 30, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4821SA398040
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2025
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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
398040

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
2025

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 · Apr 9, 2025 – Mar 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 30, 2026MDII · Walk-around5OOSMCEXOTICZ LLC 4210993647511T/TN
Jan 21, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0MCEXOTICZ LLC 4210993647511T/TN
Jan 15, 2026CTI · Full3OOSMCEXOTICZ LLC 42109936457511T/TN
Sep 11, 2025NJII · Walk-around4OOSMCEXOTICZ LLC 4210993647511T/TN
Aug 11, 2025CTIII · Driver-only1MCEXOTICZ LLC 4210993647511T/TN
Jul 16, 2025MEIII · Driver-only2MCEXOTICZ LLC 4210993647511T/TN
Apr 9, 2025NYII · Walk-around6OOSMCEXOTICZ LLC 42109934369493/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MCEXOTICZ LLC4210993Apr 9, 2025Mar 30, 20267DE
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.
647511TTNMCEXOTICZ LLCJul 16, 2025Mar 30, 20265
6457511TTNMCEXOTICZ LLCJan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261
4369493PAMCEXOTICZ LLCApr 9, 2025Apr 9, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026