Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Big Tex

16V3F4828M6076971 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJul 26, 2024
TX
Last seenSep 30, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
16V3F4828M6076971
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Nov 1, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
076971

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
2021

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 · Jul 26, 2024 – Sep 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 30, 2026MOIII · Driver-only1—TURNKEYTX LLC 4569636042F149/TX
Sep 16, 2025ARI · Full0—B&M HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC 3182615625393M/TX
Jul 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around0—B&M HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC 3182615625393M/TX
Jun 10, 2025ARI · Full1—B&M HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC 3182615625393M/TX
Apr 25, 2025OKI · Full5OOSB&M HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC 3182615625393M/TX
Aug 12, 2024TXI · Full0—B&M HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC 3182615625393M/TX
Jul 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around0—B&M HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC 3182615625393M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TURNKEYTX LLC4569636Sep 30, 2026Sep 30, 20261TX
B&M HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC3182615Jul 26, 2024Sep 16, 20256TX
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.
042F149TX2TURNKEYTX LLCSep 30, 2026 → Sep 30, 20261
625393MTX—B&M HOTSHOT SERVICES LLCJul 26, 2024 → Sep 16, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Nov 1, 2026