Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Big Tex

16VHX242162712394 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
27 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenApr 2, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 28, 2026
TX
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16VHX242162712394
Make
Big Tex
Model
Big Tex
Model year
2006
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
HX242

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
712394

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 · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Big Tex

Prefix basis · 7 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
2006

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 · Apr 2, 2024 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around1M AND C FONSECA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2027664Y68136/TX
Jun 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around10OOSM AND C FONSECA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2027664Y68136/TX
Apr 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSM AND C FONSECA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC 2027664Y68136/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M AND C FONSECA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC2027664Apr 2, 2024Jul 28, 20263TX
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.
Y68136TX2M AND C FONSECA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INCApr 2, 2024Jul 28, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026