Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Big Tex

16VGX3529L4056526 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenOct 3, 2023
WA
Last seenApr 15, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
16VGX3529L4056526
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2020
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
056526

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
2020

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 · Oct 3, 2023 – Apr 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 15, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0KDG TRANSPORT LLC 390576562204AJ/WA
Aug 19, 2025MTI · Full0KDG TRANSPORT LLC 390576562204AJ/WA
Mar 25, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1KDG TRANSPORT LLC 390576562204AJ/WA
Apr 25, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0VELA TRANSPORTATION LLC 400156524453AJ/WA
Apr 12, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1VELA TRANSPORTATION LLC 400156524453AJ/WA
Jan 10, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0VELA TRANSPORTATION LLC 400156524453AJ/WA
Dec 13, 2023CAII · Walk-around1VELA TRANSPORTATION LLC 400156524453AJ/WA
Nov 29, 2023WAII · Walk-around2OOSVELA TRANSPORTATION LLC 400156524453AJ/WA
Oct 3, 2023WAII · Walk-around0VELA TRANSPORTATION LLC 400156524453AJ/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDG TRANSPORT LLC3905765Mar 25, 2025Apr 15, 20263WA
VELA TRANSPORTATION LLC4001565Oct 3, 2023Apr 25, 20246WA
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.
62204AJWAKDG TRANSPORT LLCMar 25, 2025Apr 15, 20263
24453AJWAVELA TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 3, 2023Apr 25, 20246
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026