Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Big Tex

16VGX4023L6031249 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJun 12, 2023
TN
Last seenMay 8, 2024
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
16VGX4023L6031249
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
GX402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
031249

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 · 206 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 206 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 · Jun 12, 2023 – May 8, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2024TNI · Full3OOSTAYLER MADE TRANSPORT LLC 3972247519902T/TN
Mar 26, 2024TNI · Full0TUFF SHED INC 615140519902T/TN
Feb 27, 2024TNI · Full0TUFF SHED INC 615140519902T/TN
Feb 14, 2024TNI · Full0TUFF SHED INC 615140E400582/UK
Nov 14, 2023TNI · Full0TUFF SHED INC 615140E400582/MI
Oct 11, 2023TNI · Full0TUFF SHED INC 615140E400582/MI
Jul 18, 2023TNI · Full1OOSTUFF SHED INC 615140673103/MI
Jun 20, 2023TNI · Full0TUFF SHED INC 615140E400582/MI
Jun 12, 2023TNI · Full0TUFF SHED INC 615140E400582/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TAYLER MADE TRANSPORT LLC3972247May 8, 2024May 8, 20241TN
TUFF SHED INC615140Jun 12, 2023Mar 26, 20248CO
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.
519902TTNTAYLER MADE TRANSPORT LLCMay 8, 2024May 8, 20241
519902TTNTUFF SHED INCFeb 27, 2024Mar 26, 20242
E400582UKTUFF SHED INCFeb 14, 2024Feb 14, 20241
E400582MITUFF SHED INCJun 12, 2023Nov 14, 20234
673103MITUFF SHED INCJul 18, 2023Jul 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026