Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Big Tex

16V3F4826S6365490 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 10
First seenSep 5, 2024
MI
Last seenJul 31, 2026
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
16V3F4826S6365490
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
365490

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
2025

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 5, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026ALIII · Driver-only1TIC TAC TOW LLC 4026080EKAX70/CO
Jul 7, 2026AZII · Walk-around7OOSTIC TAC TOW LLC 40260808059054/CO
Jun 9, 2026ALI · Full18OOSTIC TAC TOW LLC 4026080EKAX70/CO
Jun 4, 2026MOI · Full2TIC TAC TOW LLC 4026080EKAX70/CO
May 16, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0TIC TAC TOW LLC 4026080EKAX70/CO
Apr 26, 2026LAI · Full1TIC TAC TOW LLC 4026080EKAX70/CO
Apr 7, 2026MOI · Full9OOSTIC TAC TOW LLC 4026080EKAX70/CO
Mar 12, 2026OHIII · Driver-only2OOSENOGA LLC 4360687EKAX70/CO
Oct 30, 2025VAII · Walk-around6OOSENOGA LLC 43606877865383/CO
Sep 5, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1DEDICATED 26377096623472/CO
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIC TAC TOW LLC4026080Apr 7, 2026Jul 31, 20267TX
ENOGA LLC4360687Oct 30, 2025Mar 12, 20262TX
DEDICATED2637709Sep 5, 2024Sep 5, 20241CO
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.
EKAX70CO2TIC TAC TOW LLCApr 7, 2026Jul 31, 20266
8059054CO2TIC TAC TOW LLCJul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20261
EKAX70COENOGA LLCMar 12, 2026Mar 12, 20261
7865383COENOGA LLCOct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251
6623472CODEDICATEDSep 5, 2024Sep 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026