Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Big Tex

16VCX493831569873 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
4 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenMar 25, 2026
TX
Last seenJul 16, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 4 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
16VCX493831569873
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2003
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
CX493

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
569873

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
2003

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 · Mar 25, 2026 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around8OOSJULIA TRANSPORT 4405050352679M/TX
May 30, 2026ALI · Full6OOSFERNANDEZ LIMO TRANSPORT CORP 4250534352679M/TX
Apr 25, 2026TXI · Full1TRANSPORT KING LLC 3608249352679M/TX
Mar 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around8OOSTRANSPORT KING LLC 3608249352679M/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JULIA TRANSPORT4405050Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20261FL
FERNANDEZ LIMO TRANSPORT CORP4250534May 30, 2026May 30, 20261FL
TRANSPORT KING LLC3608249Mar 25, 2026Apr 25, 20262FL
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.
352679MTX2JULIA TRANSPORTJul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20261
352679MTXFERNANDEZ LIMO TRANSPORT CORPMay 30, 2026May 30, 20261
352679MTXTRANSPORT KING LLCMar 25, 2026Apr 25, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026