Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM96261M046502 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenAug 11, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 7, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
1GRDM96261M046502
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2001
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 10, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
046502

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
2001

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 · Aug 11, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026CAI · Full8OOSBAYGOSA TRANSPORTS LLC 41985364NA5263/CA
Oct 16, 2024CAI · Full2OOSLOW DESERT TRUCKING LLC 29741054NA5263/CA
Feb 9, 2024CAII · Walk-around1LOW DESERT TRUCKING LLC 29741054NA5263/CA
Aug 11, 2023CAII · Walk-around2LOW DESERT TRUCKING LLC 29741054NA5263/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAYGOSA TRANSPORTS LLC4198536Jul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20261CA
LOW DESERT TRUCKING LLC2974105Aug 11, 2023Oct 16, 20243CA
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.
4NA5263CA2BAYGOSA TRANSPORTS LLCJul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20261
4NA5263CALOW DESERT TRUCKING LLCAug 11, 2023Oct 16, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 10, 2026