Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0627CW702334 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 31, 2023
AZ
Last seenJul 11, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1GRAA0627CW702334
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
702334

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
2012

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 · Aug 31, 2023 – Jul 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 11, 2025CAI · Full3OOSPROUD EXPRESS INC 28716604WC8847/CA
Jul 7, 2025MOII · Walk-around2PROUD EXPRESS INC 28716604WC8847/CA
Jun 11, 2025ARIII · Driver-only2PROUD EXPRESS INC 28716604WC8847/CA
May 27, 2025CAI · Full3PROUD EXPRESS INC 28716604WC8847/CA
Dec 24, 2024AZI · Full8OOSPROUD EXPRESS INC 28716604WC8847/CA
Apr 15, 2024INIII · Driver-only2PROUD EXPRESS INC 28716604WC8847/CA
Aug 31, 2023AZIII · Driver-only2BIG SIGN TRANSPORT INC 35158344RA5828/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PROUD EXPRESS INC2871660Apr 15, 2024Jul 11, 20256CA
BIG SIGN TRANSPORT INC3515834Aug 31, 2023Aug 31, 20231CA
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.
4WC8847CAPROUD EXPRESS INCApr 15, 2024Jul 11, 20256
4RA5828CABIG SIGN TRANSPORT INCAug 31, 2023Aug 31, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026