Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Big Tex

16V3F4822P6212189 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenJul 14, 2023
GA
Last seenJul 13, 2026
WV
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
16V3F4822P6212189
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2023
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
212189

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
2023

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 · Jul 14, 2023 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026WVIII · Driver-only0NEW HOPE TRUCKING LLC 4468575DD93420/NC
Aug 8, 2025TNI · Full3OOSRM SANTOS EXPRESS LLC 3990392DC92139/NC
Jul 27, 2025IAI · Full7OOSRM SANTOS EXPRESS LLC 3990392DC92139/NC
Jun 24, 2025KYI · Full8OOSRM SANTOS EXPRESS LLC 3990392DC92139/NC
Jun 23, 2025TNI · Full2OOSRM SANTOS EXPRESS LLC 3990392DC92139/NC
Mar 11, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2RM SANTOS EXPRESS LLC 3990392DC92139/NC
Jan 30, 2025KYI · Full0RM SANTOS EXPRESS LLC 3990392DC92139/NC
Nov 21, 2024TNI · Full2RM SANTOS EXPRESS LLC 3990392DC92139/NC
Jul 14, 2023GAI · Full1OOSSM TRANSPORTATION LLC 310236711DEZW/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NEW HOPE TRUCKING LLC4468575Jul 13, 2026Jul 13, 20261NC
RM SANTOS EXPRESS LLC3990392Nov 21, 2024Aug 8, 20257OH
SM TRANSPORTATION LLC3102367Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 20231FL
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.
DD93420NC2NEW HOPE TRUCKING LLCJul 13, 2026Jul 13, 20261
DC92139NCRM SANTOS EXPRESS LLCNov 21, 2024Aug 8, 20257
11DEZWFLSM TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 14, 2023Jul 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026