Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GR4M7327KH167106 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenJul 12, 2023
MD
Last seenJan 20, 2026
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GR4M7327KH167106
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
1989
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
4M732

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
167106

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1989

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
GREAT DANE TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 12, 2023 – Jan 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 20, 2026MDII · Walk-around3OOSESTES LEASING LLC 18486672848263/ME
Jan 8, 2026MDII · Walk-around1UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC 33309352848263/ME
Dec 16, 2025MDII · Walk-around1OOSUNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC 33309352848263/ME
Mar 25, 2025MDI · Full4UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC 33309352848263/ME
May 18, 2024MDII · Walk-around2OOSUNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC 33309352848263/ME
Jul 12, 2023MDIII · Driver-only1UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC 33309352848263/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ESTES LEASING LLC1848667Jan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261VA
UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC3330935Jul 12, 2023Jan 8, 20265VA
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.
2848263MEESTES LEASING LLCJan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261
2848263MEUNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLCJul 12, 2023Jan 8, 20265
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026