Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0623KW152855 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 25, 2023
UT
Last seenMay 30, 2025
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1GRAA0623KW152855
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
AA062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
152855

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 · 24,927 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 24,927 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 24,927 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
1989

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 25, 2023 – May 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 30, 2025MSIII · Driver-only1OOSGOLDEN WEST CARRIER INC 2573307TV5411/ID
Jan 18, 2025AZII · Walk-around4GOLDEN WEST CARRIER INC 2573307DA87236/UT
Aug 6, 2024CAII · Walk-around1JAMES H CLARK & SON INC 45262TK9518/ID
Nov 26, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0JAMES H CLARK & SON INC 45262TK9518/ID
Aug 25, 2023UTI · Full2JAMES H CLARK & SON INC 45262TK9518/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN WEST CARRIER INC2573307Jan 18, 2025May 30, 20252CA
JAMES H CLARK & SON INC45262Aug 25, 2023Aug 6, 20243UT
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.
TV5411IDGOLDEN WEST CARRIER INCMay 30, 2025May 30, 20251
DA87236UTGOLDEN WEST CARRIER INCJan 18, 2025Jan 18, 20251
TK9518IDJAMES H CLARK & SON INCAug 25, 2023Aug 6, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026