Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA06243T504831 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJul 2, 2024
ME
Last seenJul 23, 2026
CT
Inspected under 2 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
1GRAA06243T504831
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2003
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
504831

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 · Jul 2, 2024 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026CTIII · Driver-only3KNIGHTS TRUCKING LLC 3972662PT666W7/PA
Feb 19, 2025PAII · Walk-around4OOSKNIGHTS TRUCKING LLC 39726622857417/ME
Feb 4, 2025PAIII · Driver-only5KNIGHTS TRUCKING LLC 39726622857417/ME
Sep 6, 2024MDII · Walk-around0BLUE WATER LOGISTICS LLC 385244428TLR57417/ME
Jul 16, 2024DEII · Walk-around3OOSBLUE WATER LOGISTICS LLC 38524442857417/ME
Jul 2, 2024MEIII · Driver-only2BLUE WATER LOGISTICS LLC 38524442857417/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KNIGHTS TRUCKING LLC3972662Feb 4, 2025Jul 23, 20263PA
BLUE WATER LOGISTICS LLC3852444Jul 2, 2024Sep 6, 20243MD
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.
PT666W7PA2KNIGHTS TRUCKING LLCJul 23, 2026Jul 23, 20261
2857417MEKNIGHTS TRUCKING LLCFeb 4, 2025Feb 19, 20252
28TLR57417ME2BLUE WATER LOGISTICS LLCSep 6, 2024Sep 6, 20241
2857417ME2BLUE WATER LOGISTICS LLCJul 2, 2024Jul 16, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026