Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Big Tex

16V3F4825R6312323 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenAug 2, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 24, 2026
OR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
16V3F4825R6312323
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2024
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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
312323

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 2, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026ORIII · Driver-only0SALDANA'S HOTSHOT TRANSPORTATION LLC 34754214VU2394/CA
May 5, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2SALDANA'S HOTSHOT TRANSPORTATION LLC 34754214VU2394/CA
Oct 27, 2025CAI · Full1SALDANA'S HOTSHOT TRANSPORTATION LLC 34754214VU2394/CA
Oct 27, 2025CAI · Full0SALDANA'S HOTSHOT TRANSPORTATION LLC 34754214VU2394/CA
May 8, 2025AZI · Full1SALDANA'S HOTSHOT TRANSPORTATION LLC 34754214VU2394/CA
Jul 18, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0KNIGHT HAWK TRUCKING LLC 37697894VU2394/CA
Jul 10, 2024CAI · Full0KNIGHT HAWK TRUCKING LLC 37697894VU2394/CA
Aug 2, 2023CAI · Full0KNIGHT HAWK TRUCKING LLC 3769789CF30L26/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SALDANA'S HOTSHOT TRANSPORTATION LLC3475421May 8, 2025Jun 24, 20265CA
KNIGHT HAWK TRUCKING LLC3769789Aug 2, 2023Jul 18, 20243CA
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.
4VU2394CA2SALDANA'S HOTSHOT TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 8, 2025Jun 24, 20265
4VU2394CAKNIGHT HAWK TRUCKING LLCJul 10, 2024Jul 18, 20242
CF30L26CAKNIGHT HAWK TRUCKING LLCAug 2, 2023Aug 2, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026