Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0621KW141045 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under5
27 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenSep 17, 2023
NM
Last seenDec 21, 2025
NM
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 27 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
1GRAA0621KW141045
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
141045

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
1989

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 17, 2023 – Dec 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 21, 2025NMII · Walk-around2AMERICAN RYDER INC 3735354275873F/ME
Jul 29, 2025AZII · Walk-around11DS TRANSLINE INC 4387916275873F/ME
May 23, 2025CAI · Full0MK TRANS CARGO 3670772275873F/ME
Feb 20, 2025CAI · Full7OOSMK TRANS CARGO 3670772275873F/ME
Oct 29, 2024CAII · Walk-around1MK TRANS CARGO 3670772275873F/ME
May 3, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0LKC FRESNO CORP 3189224275873F/ME
Mar 26, 2024MSII · Walk-around2OOSLKC FRESNO CORP 3189224275873F/ME
Jan 7, 2024CAI · Full3BLUES TRUCK LINES INC 3905577275873F/ME
Sep 17, 2023NMII · Walk-around5LKC FRESNO CORP 3189224275873F/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN RYDER INC3735354Dec 21, 2025Dec 21, 20251CA
DS TRANSLINE INC4387916Jul 29, 2025Jul 29, 20251CA
MK TRANS CARGO3670772Oct 29, 2024May 23, 20253CA
LKC FRESNO CORP3189224Sep 17, 2023May 3, 20243GA
BLUES TRUCK LINES INC3905577Jan 7, 2024Jan 7, 20241MS
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
275873FMEAMERICAN RYDER INCDec 21, 2025Dec 21, 20251
275873FMEDS TRANSLINE INCJul 29, 2025Jul 29, 20251
275873FMEMK TRANS CARGOOct 29, 2024May 23, 20253
275873FMELKC FRESNO CORPSep 17, 2023May 3, 20243
275873FMEBLUES TRUCK LINES INCJan 7, 2024Jan 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026