Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2015 Big Tex

16VGX2027F2005981 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenNov 13, 2025
KY
Last seenSep 28, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX2027F2005981
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 27, 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
GX202

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
005981

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 · 56 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 56 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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 13, 2025 – Sep 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 28, 2026KYI · Full0—BLD SERVICES LLC 1332030L57148/IN
Nov 13, 2025KYI · Full0—CULY TRANSPORT LLC 3416138L57148/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLD SERVICES LLC1332030Sep 28, 2026Sep 28, 20261LA
CULY TRANSPORT LLC3416138Nov 13, 2025Nov 13, 20251IN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
L57148IN2BLD SERVICES LLCSep 28, 2026 → Sep 28, 20261
L57148IN—CULY TRANSPORT LLCNov 13, 2025 → Nov 13, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 27, 2026