Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Big Tex

16V3F5327R6302910 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenApr 23, 2024
AZ
Last seenApr 23, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
16V3F5327R6302910
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
3F532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
302910

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 · 45 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 45 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
2024

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 · Apr 23, 2024 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around0KECK'S CATHODICS LLC 3999360DM3082/OK
Mar 20, 2026OKI · Full9OOSBILLY DEAN KECK 1555298NOTAG/OK
Apr 23, 2024AZII · Walk-around5OOSTJ BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 2565915CY1194/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KECK'S CATHODICS LLC3999360Apr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261OK
BILLY DEAN KECK1555298Mar 20, 2026Mar 20, 20261OK
TJ BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC2565915Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241OK
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.
DM3082OKKECK'S CATHODICS LLCApr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261
NOTAGOKBILLY DEAN KECKMar 20, 2026Mar 20, 20261
CY1194OKTJ BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 23, 2024Apr 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026