Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0624KW151004 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenDec 17, 2023
AZ
Last seenDec 18, 2025
TX
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
1GRAA0624KW151004
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
151004

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 · Dec 17, 2023 – Dec 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 18, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0BHANGU TRANS CARRIER INC 44092834WS3869/CA
Sep 4, 2025NMII · Walk-around0GS SANDHU TRANS INC 37999774WS3896/CA
Jun 6, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0GS SANDHU TRANS INC 37999774WS3869/CA
Jan 24, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1PTL EXPRESS INC 30911605143780/ME
Dec 17, 2023AZII · Walk-around6PTL EXPRESS INC 30911605143780/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BHANGU TRANS CARRIER INC4409283Dec 18, 2025Dec 18, 20251CA
GS SANDHU TRANS INC3799977Jun 6, 2025Sep 4, 20252CA
PTL EXPRESS INC3091160Dec 17, 2023Jan 24, 20252CA
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.
4WS3869CABHANGU TRANS CARRIER INCDec 18, 2025Dec 18, 20251
4WS3896CAGS SANDHU TRANS INCSep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251
4WS3869CAGS SANDHU TRANS INCJun 6, 2025Jun 6, 20251
5143780MEPTL EXPRESS INCDec 17, 2023Jan 24, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026