Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Great dane trailers Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0623HW108802 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 16, 2024
IA
Last seenMay 9, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1GRAA0623HW108802
Make
Great dane trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
108802

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
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 16, 2024 – May 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 9, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0EXPLORER TRANSPORT LLC 3562577STF4346/MN
Nov 11, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLC 10010142239037/ME
Jun 16, 2024IAIII · Driver-only0MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLC 10010143329037/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EXPLORER TRANSPORT LLC3562577May 9, 2026May 9, 20261MN
MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLC1001014Jun 16, 2024Nov 11, 20252MO
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.
STF4346MNEXPLORER TRANSPORT LLCMay 9, 2026May 9, 20261
2239037MEMATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 11, 2025Nov 11, 20251
3329037MEMATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 16, 2024Jun 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026