Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Big Tex

16VCX4937Y1531123 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
10 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenSep 16, 2025
OH
Last seenJul 24, 2026
MI
Inspected under 4 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
16VCX4937Y1531123
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2000
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
CX493

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
531123

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 · 12 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 12 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
2000

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 · Sep 16, 2025 – Jul 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2026MIII · Walk-around5OOSARMAKS ENTERPRISES CORP 3538858HW03190/OR
Jun 4, 2026UTI · Full4ARMAKS ENTERPRISES CORP 3538858HW03190/OR
Feb 19, 2026NYII · Walk-around6MTMFO LLC 4501798HW03698/OR
Jan 28, 2026LAI · Full2MTMFO LLC 4501798HW03698/OR
Oct 16, 2025MOI · Full7OOSCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 444178462906AK/WA
Sep 16, 2025OHI · Full8OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 443654262906AK/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARMAKS ENTERPRISES CORP3538858Jun 4, 2026Jul 24, 20262PA
MTMFO LLC4501798Jan 28, 2026Feb 19, 20262IL
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Oct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Sep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251IL
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.
HW03190OR2ARMAKS ENTERPRISES CORPJun 4, 2026Jul 24, 20262
HW03698ORMTMFO LLCJan 28, 2026Feb 19, 20262
62906AKWACENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCOct 16, 2025Oct 16, 20251
62906AKWANIMBUS 2000 LLCSep 16, 2025Sep 16, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026