Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Big Tex

16VGX3527E2643368 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
14 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenSep 18, 2024
TX
Last seenNov 12, 2025
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX3527E2643368
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2014
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
643368

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
2014

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 · Sep 18, 2024 – Nov 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSGRANDE OILFIELD LLC 2561049327986M/TX
Aug 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around3GRANDE OILFIELD LLC 2561049327986M/TX
Nov 6, 2024TXI · Full3GRANDE OILFIELD LLC 2561049327986M/TX
Sep 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSGRANDE OILFIELD LLC 2561049327986M/TX
Sep 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSGRANDE OILFIELD LLC 2561049327986M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GRANDE OILFIELD LLC2561049Sep 18, 2024Nov 12, 20255TX
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.
327986MTXGRANDE OILFIELD LLCSep 18, 2024Nov 12, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026