Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Big Tex

16VGX3529C4631076 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJul 31, 2024
GA
Last seenJul 7, 2025
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX3529C4631076
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
631076

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
2012

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 · Jul 31, 2024 – Jul 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2025GAI · Full8OOSB&K GRADING AND PAVING LLC 2104804114802PT/SC
Nov 7, 2024NCI · Full4OOSQUALITY PLUS SERVICES INC 1850544HR76711/OR
Aug 27, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1QUALITY PLUS SERVICES INC 185054476711/OR
Jul 31, 2024GAI · Full5QUALITY PLUS SERVICES INC 185054476711/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
B&K GRADING AND PAVING LLC2104804Jul 7, 2025Jul 7, 20251SC
QUALITY PLUS SERVICES INC1850544Jul 31, 2024Nov 7, 20243VA
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.
114802PTSCB&K GRADING AND PAVING LLCJul 7, 2025Jul 7, 20251
HR76711ORQUALITY PLUS SERVICES INCNov 7, 2024Nov 7, 20241
76711ORQUALITY PLUS SERVICES INCJul 31, 2024Aug 27, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026