Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Great Dane Trailers

1GR4M0628PH520429 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenOct 28, 2023
US
Last seenApr 24, 2025
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1GR4M0628PH520429
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1GR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
4M062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
520429

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
GREAT DANE TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 2,215 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 2,215 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 2,215 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
GREAT DANE TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Great Dane Trailers

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

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 28, 2023 – Apr 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 24, 2025USI · Full0TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ LLC 22965335136496/ME
Apr 5, 2025USI · Full7OOSTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ LLC 22965335136496/ME
Mar 18, 2025USI · Full3OOSRUIZ ALANIS TRANSPORT LLC 29693775136496/ME
Feb 20, 2025USII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ LLC 22965335136496/ME
Oct 29, 2024USII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ LLC 22965335136496/ME
Oct 2, 2024USII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ LLC 22965335136496/ME
Oct 28, 2023USII · Walk-around0TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ LLC 22965335136496/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ LLC2296533Oct 28, 2023Apr 24, 20256TX
RUIZ ALANIS TRANSPORT LLC2969377Mar 18, 2025Mar 18, 20251TX
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.
5136496METRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS RUIZ LLCOct 28, 2023Apr 24, 20256
5136496MERUIZ ALANIS TRANSPORT LLCMar 18, 2025Mar 18, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026