Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0627GW701657 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 11, 2023
NM
Last seenOct 23, 2024
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
1GRAA0627GW701657
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
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
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
701657

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 11, 2023 – Oct 23, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 23, 2024CAI · Full0A&J EXPRESS INC 41211574NN2718/CA
Oct 21, 2024ARII · Walk-around3A&J EXPRESS INC 41211574NN2718/CA
Jul 11, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0R&S BROTHERS TRUCKLINE INC 36103874NN2718/CA
Oct 11, 2023NMIII · Driver-only0CHECKMATE TRANSPORT INC 39154514NN2718/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A&J EXPRESS INC4121157Oct 21, 2024Oct 23, 20242CA
R&S BROTHERS TRUCKLINE INC3610387Jul 11, 2024Jul 11, 20241CA
CHECKMATE TRANSPORT INC3915451Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 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.
4NN2718CAA&J EXPRESS INCOct 21, 2024Oct 23, 20242
4NN2718CAR&S BROTHERS TRUCKLINE INCJul 11, 2024Jul 11, 20241
4NN2718CACHECKMATE TRANSPORT INCOct 11, 2023Oct 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026