Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2026 Big Tex

16V3F4827T6453482 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenMar 31, 2026
SD
Last seenSep 28, 2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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
16V3F4827T6453482
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2026
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 20, 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
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
453482

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 · Mar 31, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 28, 2026IAIII · Driver-only2—PRIME TRANSPORTS LLC 7402972104182TG/IL
Sep 22, 2026COI · Full1OOSCONNECTING CITIES INC 3320921104182TG/IL
Aug 26, 2026IAI · Full11OOSCONNECTING CITIES INC 3320921104182TG/IL
Jul 15, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0—CONNECTING CITIES INC 3320921104182TG/IL
May 14, 2026INIII · Driver-only4OOSCONNECTING CITIES INC 3320921104182TG/IL
Mar 31, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0—CONNECTING CITIES INC 3320921104182TG/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRIME TRANSPORTS LLC7402972Sep 28, 2026Sep 28, 20261MO
CONNECTING CITIES INC3320921Mar 31, 2026Sep 22, 20265IL
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.
104182TGIL2PRIME TRANSPORTS LLCSep 28, 2026 → Sep 28, 20261
104182TGIL2CONNECTING CITIES INCMar 31, 2026 → Sep 22, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 20, 2026