Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Great Dane Trailers

1GR1P0621PJ450257 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenAug 23, 2023
IN
Last seenJul 28, 2026
KS
Inspected under 3 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
1GR1P0621PJ450257
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
1P062

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
450257

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 · 13,050 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 13,050 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Champion (dry van)

Sourced label · prefix basis 13,050 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 · Aug 23, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026KSII · Walk-around0MERCA EXPRESS LLC 450349980L3VL/MO
Jul 22, 2025ILII · Walk-around0SAFWAAN TRANS LLC 365732980L3VL/MO
Mar 5, 2025MOII · Walk-around3SAFWAAN TRANS LLC 365732980L3VL/MO
Aug 23, 2023INI · Full0ONTIME CARGO INC 367341980LP3VL/MO
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCA EXPRESS LLC4503499Jul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261MO
SAFWAAN TRANS LLC3657329Mar 5, 2025Jul 22, 20252MO
ONTIME CARGO INC3673419Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20231IN
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.
80L3VLMO2MERCA EXPRESS LLCJul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261
80L3VLMOSAFWAAN TRANS LLCMar 5, 2025Jul 22, 20252
80LP3VLMOONTIME CARGO INCAug 23, 2023Aug 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026