Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0620GW702889 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenNov 16, 2024
VA
Last seenApr 23, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
1GRAA0620GW702889
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
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
AA062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
702889

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 · 24,927 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 24,927 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 24,927 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
2016

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 · Nov 16, 2024 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026KSII · Walk-around2VAR TRANSPORT INC 4354408253318G/ME
Apr 14, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only3VAR TRANSPORT INC 4354408253318G/ME
Nov 24, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1VAR TRANSPORT INC 4354408253318G/ME
Oct 7, 2025AZII · Walk-around7OOSVAR TRANSPORT INC 4354408253318G/ME
Sep 25, 2025CAII · Walk-around17OOSVAR TRANSPORT INC 4354408253318G/ME
May 14, 2025CAI · Full7OOSVAR TRANSPORT INC 4354408253318G/ME
Feb 14, 2025WYIII · Driver-only3VS TRUCKLINES INC 3399551253318G/ME
Dec 29, 2024NCII · Walk-around5OOSVS TRUCKLINES INC 3399551253318G/ME
Nov 16, 2024VAIII · Driver-only9OOSVS TRUCKLINES INC 3399551253318G/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VAR TRANSPORT INC4354408May 14, 2025Apr 23, 20266CA
VS TRUCKLINES INC3399551Nov 16, 2024Feb 14, 20253CA
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.
253318GMEVAR TRANSPORT INCMay 14, 2025Apr 23, 20266
253318GMEVS TRUCKLINES INCNov 16, 2024Feb 14, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026