Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Big Tex

16VGX3520F4008420 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenNov 30, 2023
WA
Last seenMar 16, 2026
TN
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX3520F4008420
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
GX352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
008420

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 · 488 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 488 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
2015

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 · Nov 30, 2023 – Mar 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 16, 2026TNI · Full2BENIN LOADS LLC 413032526686AK/WA
Feb 3, 2026CAII · Walk-around2BENIN LOADS LLC 413032526686AK/WA
Apr 18, 2025MOI · Full4OOSBENIN LOADS LLC 413032526686AK/WA
Mar 6, 2025ALI · Full3BENIN LOADS LLC 413032526686AK/WA
Sep 26, 2024NMI · Full0BENIN LOADS LLC 413032526686AK/WA
Sep 13, 2024WAI · Full0BENIN LOADS LLC 413032526686AK/WA
Apr 26, 2024TXI · Full0BENIN LOADS LLC 413032526686AK/WA
Apr 11, 2024LAII · Walk-around3BENIN LOADS LLC 413032526686AK/WA
Feb 26, 2024IDI · Full4BENIN LOADS LLC 413032526686AK/WA
Feb 13, 2024NCI · Full0BENIN LOADS LLC 413032526686AK/WA
Nov 30, 2023WAII · Walk-around4BENIN LOADS LLC 413032526686AK/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BENIN LOADS LLC4130325Nov 30, 2023Mar 16, 202611WA
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.
26686AKWABENIN LOADS LLCNov 30, 2023Mar 16, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026