Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Big Tex

16VGX3522F6009640 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 22, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 27, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
16VGX3522F6009640
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
009640

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 22, 2023 – May 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around7GONZALEZ HOTSHOT & OILFIELD SERVICES LLC 3207455209C744/TX
Mar 23, 2026MSIII · Driver-only5GONZALEZ HOTSHOT & OILFIELD SERVICES LLC 3207455209744/TX
Mar 2, 2025NEIII · Driver-only5OOSANS HOTSHOT LLC 4006285209C744/TX
Oct 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around0RICARDO ESCALONA JR 3973142209C744/TX
Jul 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around5ANS HOTSHOT LLC 4006285209C744/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GONZALEZ HOTSHOT & OILFIELD SERVICES LLC3207455Mar 23, 2026May 27, 20262TX
ANS HOTSHOT LLC4006285Jul 22, 2023Mar 2, 20252TX
RICARDO ESCALONA JR3973142Oct 31, 2024Oct 31, 20241TX
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.
209C744TXGONZALEZ HOTSHOT & OILFIELD SERVICES LLCMay 27, 2026May 27, 20261
209744TXGONZALEZ HOTSHOT & OILFIELD SERVICES LLCMar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261
209C744TXANS HOTSHOT LLCJul 22, 2023Mar 2, 20252
209C744TXRICARDO ESCALONA JROct 31, 2024Oct 31, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026