Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0027GB705210 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenAug 23, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 10, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRAA0027GB705210
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
AA002

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
705210

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 · 108 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 108 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 108 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
2016

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 · Aug 23, 2023 – Apr 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2026CAII · Walk-around0N CASTRO INCORPORATE 25547394NN2818/CA
Aug 29, 2025CAI · Full2OOSMENDOZA TRANS INC 31925524NN2818/CA
May 10, 2024CAII · Walk-around7OOSP ESPINOZA TRUCKING LLC 33866944NN2818/CA
Aug 23, 2023CAI · Full1MENDOZA TRANS INC 31925524NN2818/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
N CASTRO INCORPORATE2554739Apr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20261CA
MENDOZA TRANS INC3192552Aug 23, 2023Aug 29, 20252CA
P ESPINOZA TRUCKING LLC3386694May 10, 2024May 10, 20241CA
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.
4NN2818CAN CASTRO INCORPORATEApr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20261
4NN2818CAMENDOZA TRANS INCAug 23, 2023Aug 29, 20252
4NN2818CAP ESPINOZA TRUCKING LLCMay 10, 2024May 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026