Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Big Tex

16V3F4827S6370505 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenAug 14, 2024
LA
Last seenJun 4, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 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
16V3F4827S6370505
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
370505

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 14, 2024 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026TNI · Full1WACHU TRANSPORT LLC 4016788968334M/TX
May 13, 2026NJI · Full1WACHU TRANSPORT LLC 4016788968334M/TX
Mar 4, 2026UTII · Walk-around6OOSWACHU TRANSPORT LLC 4016788968334M/TX
Sep 16, 2025TXI · Full0WACHU TRANSPORT LLC 4016788968334M/TX
Jul 16, 2025KYI · Full0WACHU TRANSPORT LLC 4016788968334M/TX
May 1, 2025VAI · Full2BAHIA TRUCKS CORP 3773572968334M/TX
May 1, 2025TNI · Full5OOSBAHIA TRUCKS CORP 3773572968334M/TX
Apr 14, 2025OKI · Full5OOSBAHIA TRUCKS CORP 3773572968334M/TX
Jan 9, 2025IAII · Walk-around1WACHU TRANSPORT LLC 4016788968334M/TX
Aug 14, 2024LAI · Full0WACHU TRANSPORT LLC 40167885967F39/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WACHU TRANSPORT LLC4016788Aug 14, 2024Jun 4, 20267TX
BAHIA TRUCKS CORP3773572Apr 14, 2025May 1, 20253TX
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.
968334MTXWACHU TRANSPORT LLCJan 9, 2025Jun 4, 20266
968334MTXBAHIA TRUCKS CORPApr 14, 2025May 1, 20253
5967F39TXWACHU TRANSPORT LLCAug 14, 2024Aug 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026