Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0624KB161765 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under5
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenOct 3, 2023
VA
Last seenJul 8, 2026
TN
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 33 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
1GRAA0624KB161765
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
161765

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
1989

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 · Oct 3, 2023 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026TNI · Full0BLUE LIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 3156301987592ST/IL
Jun 1, 2026OKIII · Driver-only2BLUE LIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 3156301987592ST/IL
Mar 24, 2026UTIII · Driver-only2BLUE LIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 3156301987592ST/IL
Mar 4, 2026CAII · Walk-around1BLUE LIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 3156301987592ST/IL
Feb 1, 2026TNIII · Driver-only1BLUE LIGHT TRANSPORT LLC 3156301987592ST/IL
Oct 21, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0KZ GOLDENMAN INC 3245129987592ST/IL
Jun 24, 2025UTIII · Driver-only2JJ99 TRANS INC 3793088987592ST/IL
Jan 23, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0UNITED TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 3958785987592ST/IL
Jul 15, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0UNITED TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 3958785737127ST/IL
Oct 3, 2023VAI · Full2OOSELJIM INC 2392985737127ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLUE LIGHT TRANSPORT LLC3156301Feb 1, 2026Jul 8, 20265IL
KZ GOLDENMAN INC3245129Oct 21, 2025Oct 21, 20251IL
JJ99 TRANS INC3793088Jun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251IL
UNITED TRANSPORT GROUP LLC3958785Jul 15, 2024Jan 23, 20252TX
ELJIM INC2392985Oct 3, 2023Oct 3, 20231IL
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.
987592STIL2BLUE LIGHT TRANSPORT LLCFeb 1, 2026Jul 8, 20265
987592STILKZ GOLDENMAN INCOct 21, 2025Oct 21, 20251
987592STILJJ99 TRANS INCJun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251
987592STILUNITED TRANSPORT GROUP LLCJan 23, 2025Jan 23, 20251
737127STILUNITED TRANSPORT GROUP LLCJul 15, 2024Jul 15, 20241
737127STILELJIM INCOct 3, 2023Oct 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026