Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Big Tex

16V3F4828S6382999 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenAug 28, 2025
GA
Last seenJun 17, 2026
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
16V3F4828S6382999
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
382999

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 · Aug 28, 2025 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026SCIII · Driver-only3DEF LOGISTICS LLC 3913234835280T/TN
May 22, 2026TNI · Full6OOSDEF LOGISTICS LLC 3913234757022T/TN
May 14, 2026MSI · Full0DEF LOGISTICS LLC 3913234757022T/TN
Mar 6, 2026TNI · Full1OOSP&H CUTTING EDGE LAWN CARE 4130069757022T/TN
Aug 28, 2025GAI · Full1OOSP&H CUTTING EDGE LAWN CARE 41300690SN0077/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DEF LOGISTICS LLC3913234May 14, 2026Jun 17, 20263GA
P&H CUTTING EDGE LAWN CARE4130069Aug 28, 2025Mar 6, 20262TN
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.
835280TTN2DEF LOGISTICS LLCJun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261
757022TTNDEF LOGISTICS LLCMay 14, 2026May 22, 20262
757022TTNP&H CUTTING EDGE LAWN CAREMar 6, 2026Mar 6, 20261
0SN0077FLP&H CUTTING EDGE LAWN CAREAug 28, 2025Aug 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026