Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM96274M700945 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 19
First seenOct 25, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 17, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
1GRDM96274M700945
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
700945

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
2004

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 · Oct 25, 2023 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026TXI · Full8FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
Jun 3, 2026TXI · Full12OOSFLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
May 21, 2026TXI · Full0FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
May 15, 2026USI · Full4FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
Apr 1, 2026TXI · Full0FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
Feb 16, 2026USI · Full3OOSFLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
Nov 10, 2025TXII · Walk-around3FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
Oct 30, 2025USI · Full7OOSFLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
Aug 26, 2025TXIII · Driver-only2FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
Aug 18, 2025USI · Full9OOSFLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
Aug 14, 2025USI · Full4OOSZORRO TRUCKING LLC 2913836222C197/TX
Jul 28, 2025TXI · Full1FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
Jul 15, 2025TXI · Full2FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
Mar 31, 2025USI · Full2OOSFLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
Mar 20, 2025TXI · Full3FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
Jan 31, 2025TXI · Full12FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
May 27, 2024TXII · Walk-around0FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
Apr 2, 2024TXI · Full3FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
Oct 25, 2023TXI · Full7OOSFLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV 2978914222C197/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CV2978914Oct 25, 2023Jun 17, 202618CI
ZORRO TRUCKING LLC2913836Aug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251TX
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.
222C197TX2FLETES EL ZORRITO S DE RL DE CVOct 25, 2023Jun 17, 202618
222C197TXZORRO TRUCKING LLCAug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026