Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1987 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA062XHK278503 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
6 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 19, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 13, 2024
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 6 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
1GRAA062XHK278503
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1987
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 20, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
278503

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
1987

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 · Dec 19, 2023 – Jun 13, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 13, 2024KYIII · Driver-only2STS SMART TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS 3803956HV13321/OR
Mar 24, 2024CAIII · Driver-only3FRIENDS TRUCKING INC 3210999HV13321/OR
Dec 19, 2023CAI · Full0NATIONWIDE TRANSPORT LLC 3063272HV13321/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STS SMART TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS3803956Jun 13, 2024Jun 13, 20241IL
FRIENDS TRUCKING INC3210999Mar 24, 2024Mar 24, 20241CA
NATIONWIDE TRANSPORT LLC3063272Dec 19, 2023Dec 19, 20231CA
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.
HV13321ORSTS SMART TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONSJun 13, 2024Jun 13, 20241
HV13321ORFRIENDS TRUCKING INCMar 24, 2024Mar 24, 20241
HV13321ORNATIONWIDE TRANSPORT LLCDec 19, 2023Dec 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 20, 2026