Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Big Tex

16VGX3527K6012320 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenJul 5, 2023
NC
Last seenApr 14, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
16VGX3527K6012320
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2019
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
012320

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
2019

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 5, 2023 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026NCIII · Driver-only3N & N HAULING LLC 3762530DC96180/NC
Apr 10, 2026NCI · Full0N & N HAULING LLC 3762530DC96180/NC
Aug 15, 2025OHII · Walk-around1N & N HAULING LLC 3762530DC96180/NC
May 19, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DC96180/NC
May 5, 2025VAI · Full5FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DC961080/NC
Apr 30, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DC96180/NC
Apr 29, 2025NYII · Walk-around0FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DC96180/NC
Apr 10, 2025NCI · Full0FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DC96180/NC
Oct 21, 2024TNI · Full1OOSFIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC 4132106DC96180/NC
Nov 27, 2023NCI · Full0CAROLINA CUSTOM TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS INC 2831919CN82683/NC
Oct 2, 2023OHI · Full0CAROLINA CUSTOM TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS INC 2831919CN82683/NC
Jul 5, 2023NCI · Full0CAROLINA CUSTOM TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS INC 2831919CN82683/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
N & N HAULING LLC3762530Aug 15, 2025Apr 14, 20263NC
FIRELINE TRANSPORT LLC4132106Oct 21, 2024May 19, 20256NC
CAROLINA CUSTOM TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS INC2831919Jul 5, 2023Nov 27, 20233NC
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.
DC96180NCN & N HAULING LLCAug 15, 2025Apr 14, 20263
DC96180NCFIRELINE TRANSPORT LLCOct 21, 2024May 19, 20255
DC961080NCFIRELINE TRANSPORT LLCMay 5, 2025May 5, 20251
CN82683NCCAROLINA CUSTOM TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS INCJul 5, 2023Nov 27, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026