Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0620HW704420 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenNov 18, 2023
TX
Last seenSep 19, 2025
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
1GRAA0620HW704420
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
704420

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
2017

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 18, 2023 – Sep 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 19, 2025LAII · Walk-around2OOSRS TRANSPORT INC 34002314SW6098/CA
Jun 10, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1GS TRANSPORT INC 30772844SW6098/CA
Feb 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around5GS TRANSPORT INC 30772844SW6098/CA
Jul 9, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0GS TRANSPORT INC 30772844SW6098/VA
Nov 18, 2023TXII · Walk-around3RS TRANSPORT INC 34002314SW6098/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RS TRANSPORT INC3400231Nov 18, 2023Sep 19, 20252VA
GS TRANSPORT INC3077284Jul 9, 2024Jun 10, 20253VA
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.
4SW6098CARS TRANSPORT INCNov 18, 2023Sep 19, 20252
4SW6098CAGS TRANSPORT INCFeb 20, 2025Jun 10, 20252
4SW6098VAGS TRANSPORT INCJul 9, 2024Jul 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026