Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Big Tex

16VGX242892640304 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
25 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenSep 5, 2023
GA
Last seenOct 7, 2025
GA
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX242892640304
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2009
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
GX242

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
640304

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
2009

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 5, 2023 – Oct 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 7, 2025GAI · Full9OOSAM CONCRETE INC 3238035TU43J80/GA
Nov 13, 2023GAI · Full2AM CONCRETE INC 3238035TU43J80/GA
Sep 5, 2023GAI · Full0AM CONCRETE INC 3238035TU43J80/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AM CONCRETE INC3238035Sep 5, 2023Oct 7, 20253GA
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.
TU43J80GAAM CONCRETE INCSep 5, 2023Oct 7, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026