Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

1998 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9028WM059803 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
1 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenSep 18, 2024
MT
Last seenOct 14, 2024
ND
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 1 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRDM9028WM059803
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 22, 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
DM902

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
059803

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 · 351 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 351 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 351 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 · Sep 18, 2024 – Oct 14, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2024NDI · Full0—MENARD INC 48664851595/WI
Sep 18, 2024MTII · Walk-around1OOSSCHMIDT INDUSTRIES LLC 4060270851595/WI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MENARD INC48664Oct 14, 2024Oct 14, 20241WI
SCHMIDT INDUSTRIES LLC4060270Sep 18, 2024Sep 18, 20241ND
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.
851595WI2MENARD INCOct 14, 2024 → Oct 14, 20241
851595WI—SCHMIDT INDUSTRIES LLCSep 18, 2024 → Sep 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 22, 2026