Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Big Tex

16VGX2528L6069878 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJul 30, 2023
NM
Last seenFeb 5, 2026
AZ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX2528L6069878
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
069878

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
2020

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 30, 2023 – Feb 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 5, 2026AZI · Full7OOSPOSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC 3736810G3A084/AZ
Nov 17, 2025NMI · Full1POSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC 3736810ECA3NL/AZ
Aug 19, 2025AZI · Full0POSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC 3736810ECA3NL/AZ
Apr 10, 2025AZIII · Driver-only1POSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC 3736810ECA3NL/AZ
Jan 21, 2025NMI · Full1POSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC 3736810ECA3NL/AZ
Oct 8, 2024UTI · Full7OOSPOSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC 3736810ECA3NL/AZ
Jul 30, 2023NMII · Walk-around0POSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC 3736810ECA3NL/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
POSTON TRANSPORTATION LLC3736810Jul 30, 2023Feb 5, 20267AZ
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.
G3A084AZPOSTON TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261
ECA3NLAZPOSTON TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 30, 2023Nov 17, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026