Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Big Tex

16V3F4826N6143097 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
19 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenSep 6, 2023
NC
Last seenApr 2, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4826N6143097
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
143097

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
2022

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 · Sep 6, 2023 – Apr 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2025TXI · Full2PLATINUM BULLET TRANSPORT LLC 3720033239B975/TX
Jul 30, 2024TNI · Full2PLATINUM BULLET TRANSPORT LLC 3720033151100M/UK
Dec 14, 2023ALI · Full2OOSPLATINUM BULLET TRANSPORT LLC 3720033239B975/TX
Oct 13, 2023TXII · Walk-around0PLATINUM BULLET TRANSPORT LLC 3720033239B975/TX
Oct 4, 2023MSI · Full0PLATINUM BULLET TRANSPORT LLC 3720033151100M/TX
Sep 6, 2023NCI · Full0PLATINUM BULLET TRANSPORT LLC 3720033151100M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLATINUM BULLET TRANSPORT LLC3720033Sep 6, 2023Apr 2, 20256TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
239B975TXPLATINUM BULLET TRANSPORT LLCOct 13, 2023Apr 2, 20253
151100MUKPLATINUM BULLET TRANSPORT LLCJul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241
151100MTXPLATINUM BULLET TRANSPORT LLCSep 6, 2023Oct 4, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026