Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Big Tex

16V3F4822R6300257 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenFeb 7, 2024
UT
Last seenMar 23, 2026
NV
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4822R6300257
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
300257

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
2024

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 · Feb 7, 2024 – Mar 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 23, 2026NVI · Full0HELMSTON TRANSPORT LLC 4157233A541944/UT
Sep 18, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0HELMSTON TRANSPORT LLC 4157233A541944/UT
May 15, 2025UTI · Full0HELMSTON TRANSPORT LLC 4157233A541944/UT
Jul 17, 2024WYI · Full1HELMSTON TRANSPORT LLC 4157233A541944/UT
Feb 7, 2024UTI · Full0HELMSTON TRANSPORT LLC 4157233A541944/UT
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HELMSTON TRANSPORT LLC4157233Feb 7, 2024Mar 23, 20265UT
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.
A541944UTHELMSTON TRANSPORT LLCFeb 7, 2024Mar 23, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026