Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0627GW700993 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenOct 25, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 11, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 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
1GRAA0627GW700993
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
700993

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
2016

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 · Oct 25, 2023 – Feb 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 11, 2026WAIII · Driver-only1OOSTRANSLINK CARGO INC 26344864SL5543/CA
Jul 16, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0TRANSLINK CARGO INC 26344864SL5543/CA
Jun 12, 2025WAIII · Driver-only0TRANSLINK CARGO INC 26344864SL5543/CA
Mar 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around0KANG BROS XPRESS INC 36182544SL5543/CA
Mar 18, 2025CAI · Full2TRANSLINK CARGO INC 26344864SL5543/CA
Jun 11, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0TRANSLINK CARGO INC 26344864SL5543/CA
Jun 7, 2024ORIII · Driver-only0TRANSLINK CARGO INC 26344864SL5543/CA
Mar 7, 2024WAIII · Driver-only5TRANSLINK CARGO INC 26344864SL5543/CA
Dec 1, 2023WAIII · Driver-only1TRANSLINK CARGO INC 26344864SL5543/CA
Oct 25, 2023CAI · Full3OOSTRANSLINK CARGO INC 26344864SL5543/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSLINK CARGO INC2634486Oct 25, 2023Feb 11, 20269CA
KANG BROS XPRESS INC3618254Mar 22, 2025Mar 22, 20251CA
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.
4SL5543CATRANSLINK CARGO INCOct 25, 2023Feb 11, 20269
4SL5543CAKANG BROS XPRESS INCMar 22, 2025Mar 22, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026