Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1987 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0627HK271556 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under1
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 22, 2024
MT
Last seenMar 30, 2026
MN
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRAA0627HK271556
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1987
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
271556

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
1987

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 22, 2024 – Mar 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 30, 2026MNII · Walk-around1WILLIAMS EXPRESS INC 5672237276STY/MN
Dec 21, 2025SDIII · Driver-only1WILLIAMS EXPRESS INC 5672237276STY/MN
Jan 18, 2025UTIII · Driver-only0WILLIAMS EXPRESS INC 5672237276STY/MN
Jan 11, 2025NDII · Walk-around0WILLIAMS EXPRESS INC 5672237276STY/MN
Dec 18, 2024WAII · Walk-around0WILLIAMS EXPRESS INC 5672237276STY/MN
Jun 22, 2024MTIII · Driver-only1WILLIAMS EXPRESS INC 5672237276STY/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WILLIAMS EXPRESS INC567223Jun 22, 2024Mar 30, 20266MN
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.
7276STYMNWILLIAMS EXPRESS INCJun 22, 2024Mar 30, 20266
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026