Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Big Tex

16VGX5122F2012501 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJun 20, 2024
NM
Last seenOct 8, 2025
AZ
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VGX5122F2012501
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
012501

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
2015

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 · Jun 20, 2024 – Oct 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 8, 2025AZI · Full0J & A AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 1849950PT241241/AR
Sep 21, 2025AZII · Walk-around2J & A AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 1849950PT241241/AR
Aug 16, 2025NMI · Full0J & A AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 1849950PT241241/AR
Aug 11, 2025OKI · Full3J & A AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 1849950PT241241/AR
Sep 11, 2024OKI · Full0J & A AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 1849950PT241241/AR
Jun 20, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1OOSJ & A AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 1849950PT241241/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J & A AUTO TRANSPORT LLC1849950Jun 20, 2024Oct 8, 20256AR
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PT241241ARJ & A AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJun 20, 2024Oct 8, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026