Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1986 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0625GK252552 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenDec 26, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 19, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 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
1GRAA0625GK252552
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1986
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
252552

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
1986

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 26, 2023 – Apr 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 19, 2026CAII · Walk-around0JOY TRUCKING LLC 42147204NL8908/CA
Jan 12, 2026AZI · Full11J & E TRANS 23612864NL8908/CA
Oct 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around3OOSJ & E TRANS 23612864NL8908/CA
Aug 27, 2025CAI · Full8OOSJ & E TRANS 23612864NL8908/CA
Aug 14, 2025AZII · Walk-around9J & E TRANS 23612864NL8908/CA
Jun 6, 2025ARII · Walk-around11CAPTAIN EXPRESS INC 34095724NL8908/CA
Nov 10, 2024NMII · Walk-around1OOSJ & E TRANS 23612864NL8908/CA
May 9, 2024AZIII · Driver-only8J & E TRANS 23612864NL89S0/CA
Jan 2, 2024CAI · Full9SUNBOW TRUCKING INC 32012494NL8908/CA
Dec 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around4J & E TRANS 23612864NL8908/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOY TRUCKING LLC4214720Apr 19, 2026Apr 19, 20261CA
J & E TRANS2361286Dec 26, 2023Jan 12, 20267CA
CAPTAIN EXPRESS INC3409572Jun 6, 2025Jun 6, 20251CA
SUNBOW TRUCKING INC3201249Jan 2, 2024Jan 2, 20241CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
4NL8908CAJOY TRUCKING LLCApr 19, 2026Apr 19, 20261
4NL8908CAJ & E TRANSDec 26, 2023Jan 12, 20266
4NL8908CACAPTAIN EXPRESS INCJun 6, 2025Jun 6, 20251
4NL89S0CAJ & E TRANSMay 9, 2024May 9, 20241
4NL8908CASUNBOW TRUCKING INCJan 2, 2024Jan 2, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026