Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA06227W701260 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenAug 2, 2023
VA
Last seenMay 14, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1GRAA06227W701260
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2007
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
701260

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
2007

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 · Aug 2, 2023 – May 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2025TXI · Full11OOSLOPES TRANSPORTATION LLC 31162165298650/ME
Sep 24, 2024CTIII · Driver-only3BUTTER EXPRESS LLC 34741965298650/ME
Dec 13, 2023NYII · Walk-around19OOSLOPES TRANSPORTATION LLC 31162162474175/ME
Aug 2, 2023VAIII · Driver-only2OOSLOPES TRANSPORTATION LLC 31162162474175/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LOPES TRANSPORTATION LLC3116216Aug 2, 2023May 14, 20253MA
BUTTER EXPRESS LLC3474196Sep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241CT
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.
5298650MELOPES TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 14, 2025May 14, 20251
5298650MEBUTTER EXPRESS LLCSep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241
2474175MELOPES TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 2, 2023Dec 13, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026