Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Big Tex

16V3F4827N6078843 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 24, 2023
TX
Last seenOct 12, 2025
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
16V3F4827N6078843
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2022
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
078843

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 24, 2023 – Oct 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 12, 2025NMI · Full2OOSRED HOTSHOT LLC 3746692MLK979/IA
Mar 28, 2024IAII · Walk-around1SEVEN NINE EXPRESS LLC 3580831MLK979/IA
Mar 28, 2024MOI · Full0SEVEN NINE EXPRESS LLC 3580831MLK979/IA
Dec 12, 2023MIIII · Driver-only0SEVEN NINE EXPRESS LLC 3580831MLK979/IA
Nov 16, 2023OHIII · Driver-only0SEVEN NINE EXPRESS LLC 3580831MLK979/IA
Oct 2, 2023AZII · Walk-around0SEVEN NINE EXPRESS LLC 3580831MLK979/IA
Jun 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around1SEVEN NINE EXPRESS LLC 3580831MLK979/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RED HOTSHOT LLC3746692Oct 12, 2025Oct 12, 20251CO
SEVEN NINE EXPRESS LLC3580831Jun 24, 2023Mar 28, 20246IA
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.
MLK979IARED HOTSHOT LLCOct 12, 2025Oct 12, 20251
MLK979IASEVEN NINE EXPRESS LLCJun 24, 2023Mar 28, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026