Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Big Tex

16VDX1226G4047767 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
6 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJul 30, 2024
CA
Last seenJan 15, 2025
CA
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VDX1226G4047767
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2016
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
DX122

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
047767

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 4 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
2016

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 · Jul 30, 2024 – Jan 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 15, 2025CAI · Full1CENTRAL VALLEY ENGINEERING & ASPHALT INC 18602954WH4853/CA
Aug 20, 2024CAII · Walk-around2OOSCENTRAL VALLEY ENGINEERING & ASPHALT INC 18602954PM9022/CA
Jul 30, 2024CAI · Full0CENTRAL VALLEY ENGINEERING & ASPHALT INC 18602954PM9022/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CENTRAL VALLEY ENGINEERING & ASPHALT INC1860295Jul 30, 2024Jan 15, 20253CA
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.
4WH4853CACENTRAL VALLEY ENGINEERING & ASPHALT INCJan 15, 2025Jan 15, 20251
4PM9022CACENTRAL VALLEY ENGINEERING & ASPHALT INCJul 30, 2024Aug 20, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026