Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0621VB164336 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenJul 11, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 27, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
1GRAA0621VB164336
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1997
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
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
164336

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
1997

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 · Jul 11, 2023 – May 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around1AUTOTRANSPORTES LEE CASTILLO SA DE CV 889356210C620/TX
Feb 5, 2026USI · Full1OOSM&L TRANSPORT INC 1191697210C620/TX
Apr 4, 2025USI · Full5OOSALEJANDRA ESQUIVEL FERNANDEZ 2351073210C620/TX
Jul 16, 2024USI · Full5OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES LEE CASTILLO SA DE CV 889356210C620/TX
Jul 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around0AUTOTRANSPORTES LEE CASTILLO SA DE CV 889356210C620/TX
Jun 4, 2024TXII · Walk-around0AUTOTRANSPORTES LEE CASTILLO SA DE CV 889356210C620/TX
May 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around0AUTOTRANSPORTES LEE CASTILLO SA DE CV 889356210C620/TX
Sep 26, 2023USI · Full6OOSAUTOTRANSPORTES LEE CASTILLO SA DE CV 889356210C620/TX
Jul 11, 2023TXII · Walk-around1AUTOTRANSPORTES LEE CASTILLO SA DE CV 889356210C620/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AUTOTRANSPORTES LEE CASTILLO SA DE CV889356Jul 11, 2023May 27, 20267CH
M&L TRANSPORT INC1191697Feb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261TX
ALEJANDRA ESQUIVEL FERNANDEZ2351073Apr 4, 2025Apr 4, 20251CH
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.
210C620TXAUTOTRANSPORTES LEE CASTILLO SA DE CVJul 11, 2023May 27, 20267
210C620TXM&L TRANSPORT INCFeb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261
210C620TXALEJANDRA ESQUIVEL FERNANDEZApr 4, 2025Apr 4, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026