Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Big Tex

16V3F4823M6070477 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenJul 28, 2025
CA
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4823M6070477
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
070477

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
2021

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 · Jul 28, 2025 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026NYIII · Driver-only13OOSM D N SOLUTIONS LLC 4381309KY127F/FL
Oct 8, 2025ALI · Full3A STAR EXPRESS INC 4146544KY127F/FL
Sep 6, 2025NCI · Full4OOSA STAR EXPRESS INC 4146544KY127F/FL
Sep 3, 2025LAII · Walk-around0A STAR EXPRESS INC 4146544KY127F/FL
Jul 31, 2025NMII · Walk-around2OOSA STAR EXPRESS INC 4146544KY127F/FL
Jul 28, 2025CAIII · Driver-only6OOSA STAR EXPRESS INC 4146544KY127F/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M D N SOLUTIONS LLC4381309Feb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261FL
A STAR EXPRESS INC4146544Jul 28, 2025Oct 8, 20255FL
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.
KY127FFLM D N SOLUTIONS LLCFeb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261
KY127FFL2A STAR EXPRESS INCJul 28, 2025Oct 8, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026