Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9624GH727193 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJun 21, 2023
VA
Last seenJun 29, 2026
LA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
1GRDM9624GH727193
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
DM962

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
727193

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 · 3,507 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 3,507 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,507 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
2016

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 · Jun 21, 2023 – Jun 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 29, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693QB49EB/FL
Apr 17, 2026COI · Full6OOSBENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693QB49EB/FL
Feb 17, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693QB49EB/FL
Jan 29, 2026GAIII · Driver-only0BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693QB49EB/FL
Nov 19, 2024COIII · Driver-only0TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC 159317QB49EB/FL
Jul 25, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC 159317QB49EB/FL
Aug 15, 2023TXI · Full4OOSMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712U568900/TN
Jun 21, 2023VAI · Full2MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712U568900/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC92693Jan 29, 2026Jun 29, 20264GA
TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC159317Jul 25, 2024Nov 19, 20242TN
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Jun 21, 2023Aug 15, 20232KY
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.
QB49EBFL2BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLCJan 29, 2026Jun 29, 20264
QB49EBFLTENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLCJul 25, 2024Nov 19, 20242
U568900TNMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCJun 21, 2023Aug 15, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026