Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Big Tex

16V3F4825P6245493 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
29 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenFeb 6, 2024
MS
Last seenJul 27, 2026
MS
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4825P6245493
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
245493

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 6, 2024 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026MSI · Full0TOP TIER TRANSPORT LLC 3861675158224A/MS
Aug 18, 2025MSII · Walk-around2TOP TIER TRANSPORT LLC 3861675158224A/MS
Jul 28, 2025ALI · Full0TOP TIER TRANSPORT LLC 3861675158224A/MS
Feb 25, 2025ALI · Full0TOP TIER TRANSPORT LLC 3861675158224A/MS
Aug 26, 2024LAI · Full0TOP TIER TRANSPORT LLC 3861675158224A/MS
Apr 30, 2024FLI · Full0TOP TIER TRANSPORT LLC 3861675158224A/MS
Apr 23, 2024TNI · Full1OOSTOP TIER TRANSPORT LLC 3861675158224A/UK
Feb 6, 2024MSI · Full0TOP TIER TRANSPORT LLC 3861675158224A/MS
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOP TIER TRANSPORT LLC3861675Feb 6, 2024Jul 27, 20268MS
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.
158224AMS2TOP TIER TRANSPORT LLCFeb 6, 2024Jul 27, 20267
158224AUKTOP TIER TRANSPORT LLCApr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026