Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Big Tex

16VGX3522H6084650 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenMay 20, 2024
MO
Last seenFeb 2, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
16VGX3522H6084650
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2017
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
GX352

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
084650

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
2017

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 · May 20, 2024 – Feb 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 2, 2026INII · Walk-around3OOS4PF TRUCKING LLC 4363682TV15R38/GA
Oct 21, 2025GAI · Full24PF TRUCKING LLC 4363682TV15R38/GA
May 13, 2025ALII · Walk-around2OOS4PF TRUCKING LLC 4363682TV15R38/GA
Dec 10, 2024MOI · Full5OOSFARLEYS TRANSPORTION LLC 3830545TV15R38/GA
Nov 24, 2024VAII · Walk-around7OOSFARLEYS TRANSPORTION LLC 3830545TV15R38/GA
Aug 6, 2024IAII · Walk-around1FARLEYS TRANSPORTION LLC 3830545TV15R38/GA
May 20, 2024MOI · Full12OOSFARLEYS TRANSPORTION LLC 3830545TV15R38/GA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
4PF TRUCKING LLC4363682May 13, 2025Feb 2, 20263GA
FARLEYS TRANSPORTION LLC3830545May 20, 2024Dec 10, 20244GA
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.
TV15R38GA4PF TRUCKING LLCMay 13, 2025Feb 2, 20263
TV15R38GAFARLEYS TRANSPORTION LLCMay 20, 2024Dec 10, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026