Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great dane trailers Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0627KW137128 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenSep 8, 2023
IA
Last seenJun 12, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
1GRAA0627KW137128
Make
Great dane trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 8, 2023 – Jun 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 12, 2026CAII · Walk-around0—LION SHIELD TRANS INC 29557464VK2536/CA
Jun 5, 2026WAIII · Driver-only2OOSLION SHIELD TRANS INC 29557464VK2536/CA
Oct 17, 2025CAI · Full0—LION SHIELD TRANS INC 29557464VK2536/CA
Sep 1, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1—LION SHIELD TRANS INC 29557464VK2536/CA
Jul 2, 2025NVII · Walk-around2OOSLION SHIELD TRANS INC 29557464VK2536/CA
Jun 5, 2024CAI · Full0—BHANGU XPRESS INC 19104564VK2536/CA
Jun 4, 2024CAI · Full1OOSBHANGU XPRESS INC 19104564VK2536/CA
May 3, 2024CAI · Full0—HB INC 29120584VK2536/CA
Jan 12, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0—BHANGU XPRESS INC 19104564VK2536/CA
Oct 15, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1—BHANGU XPRESS INC 19104564SA7243/CA
Sep 8, 2023IAIII · Driver-only1—BHANGU XPRESS INC 19104564SA7243/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LION SHIELD TRANS INC2955746Jul 2, 2025Jun 12, 20265CA
BHANGU XPRESS INC1910456Sep 8, 2023Jun 5, 20245CA
HB INC2912058May 3, 2024May 3, 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.
4VK2536CA2LION SHIELD TRANS INCJul 2, 2025 → Jun 12, 20265
4VK2536CA—BHANGU XPRESS INCJan 12, 2024 → Jun 5, 20243
4VK2536CA—HB INCMay 3, 2024 → May 3, 20241
4SA7243CA—BHANGU XPRESS INCSep 8, 2023 → Oct 15, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026