Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Big Tex

16VGX5120E2603442 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenFeb 22, 2024
WA
Last seenMay 21, 2026
OR
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX5120E2603442
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
GX512

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
603442

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 · 107 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 107 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 22, 2024 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026ORI · Full2OOSVIKING AUTO SALES LLC 3252679HV93450/OR
May 7, 2026ORIII · Driver-only0VIKING AUTO SALES LLC 3252679HV93450/OR
Jan 19, 2026WAIII · Driver-only3VIKING AUTO SALES LLC 3252679HV93450/OR
Jun 11, 2025WAIII · Driver-only2VIKING AUTO SALES LLC 3252679HV93450/OR
Mar 5, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0VIKING AUTO SALES LLC 3252679HV93450/OR
Oct 22, 2024WAII · Walk-around1VIKING AUTO SALES LLC 3252679HV93450/OR
Jul 24, 2024WAI · Full1OOSVIKING AUTO SALES LLC 3252679HV93450/OR
Feb 22, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2VIKING AUTO SALES LLC 3252679HV22339/OR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VIKING AUTO SALES LLC3252679Feb 22, 2024May 21, 20268OR
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.
HV93450ORVIKING AUTO SALES LLCJul 24, 2024May 21, 20267
HV22339ORVIKING AUTO SALES LLCFeb 22, 2024Feb 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026