Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Big Tex

16V3F4822N6143162 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJan 25, 2024
TX
Last seenOct 31, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
16V3F4822N6143162
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2022
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
143162

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 25, 2024 – Oct 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around6MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 3272368153B375/TX
Aug 12, 2025TXI · Full0GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358153B375/TX
Feb 4, 2025LAI · Full0GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358153B375/TX
Oct 30, 2024IAII · Walk-around3GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358153B375/TX
Jul 18, 2024MOI · Full2OOSGARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358153B375/TX
May 8, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358153B375/TX
May 6, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358153B375/TX
Mar 6, 2024FLII · Walk-around0GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358153B375/TX
Feb 22, 2024MSI · Full0GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358153B375/TX
Jan 25, 2024TXI · Full0GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC 3848358153B375/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV3272368Oct 31, 2025Oct 31, 20251TA
GARLET HOTSHOTS LLC3848358Jan 25, 2024Aug 12, 20259TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
153B375TXMARAL CARRIERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CVOct 31, 2025Oct 31, 20251
153B375TXGARLET HOTSHOTS LLCJan 25, 2024Aug 12, 20259
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026