Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Big Tex

16V3F4826S6385612 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
17 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenFeb 17, 2025
TN
Last seenJul 14, 2026
WI
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 17 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16V3F4826S6385612
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
385612

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 · Feb 17, 2025 – Jul 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 14, 2026WIII · Walk-around11OOSKADU TRANSPORT LLC 4037856TY21Z12/GA
Jun 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around4UNITRANSPORT LLC 4550986TY21Z12/GA
Mar 19, 2026ALII · Walk-around9MTMFO LLC 4501798Y21Z12/GA
Apr 3, 2025NVI · Full2OOSQUICK SHIFT LLC 4329813TY21Z12/GA
Feb 17, 2025TNI · Full0QUICK SHIFT LLC 4329813TEMP/UK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KADU TRANSPORT LLC4037856Jul 14, 2026Jul 14, 20261FL
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986Jun 16, 2026Jun 16, 20261WA
MTMFO LLC4501798Mar 19, 2026Mar 19, 20261IL
QUICK SHIFT LLC4329813Feb 17, 2025Apr 3, 20252GA
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.
TY21Z12GA2KADU TRANSPORT LLCJul 14, 2026Jul 14, 20261
TY21Z12GA2UNITRANSPORT LLCJun 16, 2026Jun 16, 20261
Y21Z12GAMTMFO LLCMar 19, 2026Mar 19, 20261
TY21Z12GAQUICK SHIFT LLCApr 3, 2025Apr 3, 20251
TEMPUKQUICK SHIFT LLCFeb 17, 2025Feb 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026