Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1985 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0627FK252468 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 6
First seenAug 7, 2023
WI
Last seenJul 17, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
1GRAA0627FK252468
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1985
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
252468

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
1985

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 7, 2023 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026NCII · Walk-around2OOSGOV FORWARD INC 2375802874671ST/IL
Jul 13, 2026KSII · Walk-around3OOS5G TRANS INC 3968629874671ST/IL
Jul 2, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1GOV FORWARD INC 2375802874671ST/IL
Oct 3, 2024ARI · Full5OOSOWL LAND OF ILLINOIS INC 2555095874671ST/IL
Sep 17, 2024ILII · Walk-around15G TRANS INC 3968629874671ST/IL
Aug 7, 2023WII · Full8OOSGOV FORWARD INC 2375802874671ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOV FORWARD INC2375802Aug 7, 2023Jul 17, 20263IL
5G TRANS INC3968629Sep 17, 2024Jul 13, 20262IL
OWL LAND OF ILLINOIS INC2555095Oct 3, 2024Oct 3, 20241IL
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.
874671STIL2GOV FORWARD INCAug 7, 2023Jul 17, 20263
874671STIL25G TRANS INCSep 17, 2024Jul 13, 20262
874671STILOWL LAND OF ILLINOIS INCOct 3, 2024Oct 3, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026