Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA06243T501945 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenDec 4, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 3, 2025
LA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
1GRAA06243T501945
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2003
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2003 or 2033

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

North American serial sequence
501945

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
2003

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 · Dec 4, 2023 – Dec 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 3, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0D MERCI LLC 2627756Y24979/TX
Apr 8, 2024FLIII · Driver-only2BORDERLINE FREIGHT COMPANY 1190102Y24979/TX
Mar 6, 2024TXI · Full5TRANSPORTES AGUILA DE CIUDAD JUAREZ SA DE CV 555365Y24979/TX
Feb 29, 2024TXI · Full1TRANSPORTES AGUILA DE CIUDAD JUAREZ SA DE CV 555365Y24979/TX
Jan 19, 2024TXI · Full4TRANSPORTES AGUILA DE CIUDAD JUAREZ SA DE CV 555365Y24979/TX
Dec 4, 2023TXI · Full2TRANSPORTES AGUILA DE CIUDAD JUAREZ SA DE CV 555365Y24979/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D MERCI LLC2627756Dec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251TX
BORDERLINE FREIGHT COMPANY1190102Apr 8, 2024Apr 8, 20241TX
TRANSPORTES AGUILA DE CIUDAD JUAREZ SA DE CV555365Dec 4, 2023Mar 6, 20244CI
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.
Y24979TXD MERCI LLCDec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251
Y24979TXBORDERLINE FREIGHT COMPANYApr 8, 2024Apr 8, 20241
Y24979TXTRANSPORTES AGUILA DE CIUDAD JUAREZ SA DE CVDec 4, 2023Mar 6, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026