Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Big Tex

16V3F4824R6342364 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenAug 1, 2024
SD
Last seenAug 27, 2025
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
16V3F4824R6342364
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2024
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
342364

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 1, 2024 – Aug 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 27, 2025TNI · Full0ANS HOTSHOT LLC 4006285206C358/TX
Aug 21, 2025FLI · Full1ANS HOTSHOT LLC 4006285206C358/TX
Jul 20, 2025ARI · Full0ANS HOTSHOT LLC 4006285206C358/TX
Jul 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around1ANS HOTSHOT LLC 4006285206C358/TX
Jul 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSANS HOTSHOT LLC 4006285206C358/TX
Apr 11, 2025TNI · Full0ANS HOTSHOT LLC 4006285206C358/TX
Mar 10, 2025PAI · Full2ANS HOTSHOT LLC 4006285206C358/TX
Dec 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ANS HOTSHOT LLC 4006285206C358/TX
Aug 1, 2024SDII · Walk-around4AMERICAN TRANSPORT LLC 3705551206C358/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ANS HOTSHOT LLC4006285Dec 17, 2024Aug 27, 20258TX
AMERICAN TRANSPORT LLC3705551Aug 1, 2024Aug 1, 20241TX
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.
206C358TXANS HOTSHOT LLCDec 17, 2024Aug 27, 20258
206C358TXAMERICAN TRANSPORT LLCAug 1, 2024Aug 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026