Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0624KW152850 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenSep 29, 2023
AZ
Last seenJan 29, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
1GRAA0624KW152850
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
152850

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 · Sep 29, 2023 – Jan 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 29, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0MALHI TRANSPORT INC 25176855451142/ME
Jun 30, 2025AZII · Walk-around5OOSMALHI TRANSPORT INC 25176855451142/ME
Apr 22, 2025PAI · Full5OOSMALHI TRANSPORT INC 25176855451142/ME
Mar 13, 2025IDIII · Driver-only2V4VIRK LLC 42856155451142/ME
Aug 19, 2024UTI · Full1JAMES H CLARK & SON INC 45262TK9232/ID
Sep 29, 2023AZIII · Driver-only0JAMES H CLARK & SON INC 45262TK9232/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MALHI TRANSPORT INC2517685Apr 22, 2025Jan 29, 20263VA
V4VIRK LLC4285615Mar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251WA
JAMES H CLARK & SON INC45262Sep 29, 2023Aug 19, 20242UT
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.
5451142MEMALHI TRANSPORT INCApr 22, 2025Jan 29, 20263
5451142MEV4VIRK LLCMar 13, 2025Mar 13, 20251
TK9232IDJAMES H CLARK & SON INCSep 29, 2023Aug 19, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026