Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2022 Big Tex

16V3F4826N6176245 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenNov 25, 2024
PA
Last seenOct 14, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4826N6176245
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
176245

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.

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 · Nov 25, 2024 – Oct 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2026KYI · Full1OOSARQ TRANSPORT LLC 4114884TUB4407/OH
Jul 20, 2025ARI · Full5OOSKITH EXPRESS INC 4217457C441239/ME
Jun 5, 2025OHI · Full2—KITH EXPRESS INC 4217457C441239/ME
Nov 25, 2024PAI · Full3OOSKITH EXPRESS INC 4217457C441239/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARQ TRANSPORT LLC4114884Oct 14, 2026Oct 14, 20261OH
KITH EXPRESS INC4217457Nov 25, 2024Jul 20, 20253OH
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.
TUB4407OH2ARQ TRANSPORT LLCOct 14, 2026 → Oct 14, 20261
C441239ME—KITH EXPRESS INCNov 25, 2024 → Jul 20, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026