Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Great Dane Trailers

1GR1A0621PB514230 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenSep 24, 2023
CA
Last seenJan 20, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
1GR1A0621PB514230
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1A062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
514230

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 · 13,972 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 13,972 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 13,972 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
2023

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 · Sep 24, 2023 – Jan 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 20, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2RAM ASSOCIATES INC 2562053TV4856/ID
Nov 13, 2025CAI · Full0RAM ASSOCIATES INC 2562053TV4856/ID
Nov 9, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1RAM ASSOCIATES INC 2562053TV4856/IN
Aug 30, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1RAM ASSOCIATES INC 2562053TV4856/ID
Jan 31, 2025AZII · Walk-around1RAM ASSOCIATES INC 2562053DA87193/UT
Feb 21, 2024COIII · Driver-only0NORM HOWARD TRUCKING LLC 1667745TS5045/ID
Nov 14, 2023NMII · Walk-around0NORM HOWARD TRUCKING LLC 1667745TS5045/ID
Sep 24, 2023CAI · Full0NORM HOWARD TRUCKING LLC 1667745TS5045/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAM ASSOCIATES INC2562053Jan 31, 2025Jan 20, 20265IN
NORM HOWARD TRUCKING LLC1667745Sep 24, 2023Feb 21, 20243UT
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.
TV4856IDRAM ASSOCIATES INCAug 30, 2025Jan 20, 20263
TV4856INRAM ASSOCIATES INCNov 9, 2025Nov 9, 20251
DA87193UTRAM ASSOCIATES INCJan 31, 2025Jan 31, 20251
TS5045IDNORM HOWARD TRUCKING LLCSep 24, 2023Feb 21, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026