Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Big Tex

16V3F4824T6420696 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
7 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenDec 17, 2025
TX
Last seenJul 22, 2026
WV
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4824T6420696
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2026
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
420696

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
2026

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 · Dec 17, 2025 – Jul 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 22, 2026WVII · Walk-around1PURPLE & GOLD TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4365812759345T/TN
Jun 1, 2026COI · Full3PURPLE & GOLD TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4365812759345T/TN
Mar 18, 2026MOI · Full6OOSPURPLE & GOLD TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4365812759345T/TN
Feb 24, 2026KSI · Full3OOSPURPLE & GOLD TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4365812759345T/TN
Dec 17, 2025TXI · Full7OOSPURPLE & GOLD TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4365812714467T/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PURPLE & GOLD TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC4365812Dec 17, 2025Jul 22, 20265MO
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.
759345TTN2PURPLE & GOLD TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCFeb 24, 2026Jul 22, 20264
714467TTNPURPLE & GOLD TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCDec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026