Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0623KJ158442 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenOct 10, 2023
WA
Last seenMay 14, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
1GRAP0623KJ158442
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
AP062

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
158442

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 · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Champion (dry van)

Sourced label · prefix basis 10,816 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.

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 · Oct 10, 2023 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0—WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC 18399085347423/ME
Oct 2, 2025MOI · Full1OOSWHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC 18399085347423/ME
Jan 4, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0—FREIGHTKO INC 34114773113388/ME
Oct 10, 2023WAII · Walk-around4OOSFREIGHTKO INC 3411477TR4534/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INC1839908Oct 2, 2025May 14, 20262CA
FREIGHTKO INC3411477Oct 10, 2023Jan 4, 20242ID
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.
5347423ME—WHEELER TRANSPORTATION INCOct 2, 2025 → May 14, 20262
3113388ME—FREIGHTKO INCJan 4, 2024 → Jan 4, 20241
TR4534ID—FREIGHTKO INCOct 10, 2023 → Oct 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026