Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Big Tex

16VGX2526C2612216 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenOct 16, 2023
AR
Last seenApr 29, 2026
AL
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX2526C2612216
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2012
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
GX252

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
612216

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 · 113 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 113 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
2012

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 · Oct 16, 2023 – Apr 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 29, 2026ALII · Walk-around5SAFE AND SECURE TRUCKING LLC 3461846PT203212/AR
Jun 23, 2025ALI · Full4OOSSAFE AND SECURE TRUCKING LLC 3461846PT203212/AR
Oct 29, 2024COI · Full2SAFE AND SECURE TRUCKING LLC 3461846PT203212/AR
Jun 11, 2024MOIII · Driver-only0SAFE AND SECURE TRUCKING LLC 3461846PT203212/AR
Oct 16, 2023ARI · Full0SAFE AND SECURE TRUCKING LLC 3461846PT203212/AR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAFE AND SECURE TRUCKING LLC3461846Oct 16, 2023Apr 29, 20265AR
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.
PT203212ARSAFE AND SECURE TRUCKING LLCOct 16, 2023Apr 29, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026