Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Big Tex

16V3F4825P6210534 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 15, 2024
IL
Last seenJul 21, 2025
MI
Inspected under 3 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
16V3F4825P6210534
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2023
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
210534

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 15, 2024 – Jul 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2025MIII · Walk-around4MICHEL RHG TRANSPORT LLC 4166267YA43391/WA
Nov 7, 2024TNI · Full0MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057140042TE/IL
Nov 7, 2024TNI · Full1OOSMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC 4277057140042TE/IL
Jul 15, 2024ILI · Full0KERBEN TRANSPORTATION INC 3544545140042TE/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MICHEL RHG TRANSPORT LLC4166267Jul 21, 2025Jul 21, 20251WI
MEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLC4277057Nov 7, 2024Nov 7, 20242IL
KERBEN TRANSPORTATION INC3544545Jul 15, 2024Jul 15, 20241IL
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.
YA43391WAMICHEL RHG TRANSPORT LLCJul 21, 2025Jul 21, 20251
140042TEILMEROEM AUTO TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 7, 2024Nov 7, 20242
140042TEILKERBEN TRANSPORTATION INCJul 15, 2024Jul 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026