Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Big Tex

16VGX3228K6087631 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenOct 18, 2023
MO
Last seenJun 28, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX3228K6087631
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
GX322

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
087631

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 · 10 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 10 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
2019

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 18, 2023 – Jun 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ONYX LOGISTICS LLC 298742093K8EC/MO
Sep 12, 2024WYII · Walk-around0ONYX LOGISTICS LLC 298742093K8EC/MO
May 23, 2024SCII · Walk-around0SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC 219297493K8EC/MO
Feb 14, 2024WYII · Walk-around6OOSSAFE WAY CARRIER LLC 219297493K8EC/MO
Jan 30, 2024MSI · Full0SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC 219297493K8EC/MO
Jan 8, 2024CTII · Walk-around2OOSSAFE WAY CARRIER LLC 219297493K8EC/MO
Oct 18, 2023MOI · Full0SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC 219297493K8EC/MO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ONYX LOGISTICS LLC2987420Sep 12, 2024Jun 28, 20262MO
SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC2192974Oct 18, 2023May 23, 20245MO
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.
93K8ECMO2ONYX LOGISTICS LLCSep 12, 2024Jun 28, 20262
93K8ECMOSAFE WAY CARRIER LLCOct 18, 2023May 23, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026