Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Big Tex

16VGX3523J6007128 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 25, 2023
CT
Last seenApr 25, 2025
SC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX3523J6007128
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2018
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
007128

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
2018

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 · Aug 25, 2023 – Apr 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 25, 2025SCIII · Driver-only5CML TRANSPORT LLC 31257542C0288M/AL
Mar 21, 2025TNI · Full0CML TRANSPORT LLC 31257542C0288M/AL
Mar 11, 2025TNI · Full0CML TRANSPORT LLC 31257542C0288M/AL
Jun 5, 2024TNI · Full0CML TRANSPORT LLC 31257542A07N28/AL
Aug 25, 2023CTII · Walk-around0CML TRANSPORT LLC 31257542A07N28/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CML TRANSPORT LLC3125754Aug 25, 2023Apr 25, 20255AL
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.
2C0288MALCML TRANSPORT LLCMar 11, 2025Apr 25, 20253
2A07N28ALCML TRANSPORT LLCAug 25, 2023Jun 5, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026