Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0621KW157438 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under4
31 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenMar 26, 2024
CA
Last seenOct 15, 2026
OR
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 31 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRAA0621KW157438
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 10, 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
157438

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 · Mar 26, 2024 – Oct 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 15, 2026ORI · Full1—SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SA7467/CA
Oct 15, 2026ORI · Full1—SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SA7467/CA
Mar 12, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0—SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SA7468/CA
Jan 29, 2026CAII · Walk-around3—SYNDICATE EXPRESS LLC 38888004SA7547/CA
Aug 19, 2025UTIII · Driver-only2—SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SA7547/CA
Jul 4, 2025CAI · Full1OOSSMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SA7468/CA
Jan 24, 2025CAI · Full1OOSSMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SA7467/CA
Jan 24, 2025CAI · Full0—SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SA7467/CA
Nov 22, 2024CAII · Walk-around2—JOSE RODRIGUEZ 19682874SA7468/CA
Oct 8, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1—FLASH CARGO INC 32639274SA7467/CA
Apr 3, 2024NMIII · Driver-only1—SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SA7467/CA
Apr 2, 2024NVII · Walk-around0—SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SA7468/CA
Mar 26, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1—SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC 17697044SA7468/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC1769704Mar 26, 2024Oct 15, 202610AZ
SYNDICATE EXPRESS LLC3888800Jan 29, 2026Jan 29, 20261CA
JOSE RODRIGUEZ1968287Nov 22, 2024Nov 22, 20241CA
FLASH CARGO INC3263927Oct 8, 2024Oct 8, 20241CA
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.
4SA7467CA2SMARTWAY EXPRESS INCApr 3, 2024 → Oct 15, 20265
4SA7468CA—SMARTWAY EXPRESS INCMar 26, 2024 → Mar 12, 20264
4SA7547CA—SYNDICATE EXPRESS LLCJan 29, 2026 → Jan 29, 20261
4SA7547CA—SMARTWAY EXPRESS INCAug 19, 2025 → Aug 19, 20251
4SA7468CA—JOSE RODRIGUEZNov 22, 2024 → Nov 22, 20241
4SA7467CA—FLASH CARGO INCOct 8, 2024 → Oct 8, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 10, 2026