Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0828KW128130 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 3, 2023
UT
Last seenJan 2, 2025
OK
Inspected under 3 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRAA0828KW128130
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
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
AA082

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
128130

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 · 21 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 21 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 21 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 · Jul 3, 2023 – Jan 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 2, 2025OKII · Walk-around0J & T MOTORFREIGHT LLC 2098183DZ2573/IA
Nov 13, 2024IAIII · Driver-only14K MOTOR FREIGHT LLC 4033072DZ2573/IA
Sep 20, 2024IAIII · Driver-only4OOSROUSH TRUCKING LLC 2143815DZ2573/IA
Jul 3, 2023UTIII · Driver-only0J & T MOTORFREIGHT LLC 2098183DZ2573/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J & T MOTORFREIGHT LLC2098183Jul 3, 2023Jan 2, 20252IA
4K MOTOR FREIGHT LLC4033072Nov 13, 2024Nov 13, 20241IA
ROUSH TRUCKING LLC2143815Sep 20, 2024Sep 20, 20241IA
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.
DZ2573IAJ & T MOTORFREIGHT LLCJul 3, 2023Jan 2, 20252
DZ2573IA4K MOTOR FREIGHT LLCNov 13, 2024Nov 13, 20241
DZ2573IAROUSH TRUCKING LLCSep 20, 2024Sep 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026