Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0627KB138318 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 17, 2023
NE
Last seenSep 29, 2025
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
1GRAA0627KB138318
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
138318

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
1989

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 · Jul 17, 2023 – Sep 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 29, 2025TNII · Walk-around1AVERITT EXPRESS INC 36684U845987/TN
Sep 15, 2024COIII · Driver-only0K D TRANSPORT LLC 669446U845987/TN
Jul 30, 2024KYIII · Driver-only0LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC 109060U845987/TN
Sep 3, 2023ARIII · Driver-only1K D TRANSPORT LLC 6694460845987/TN
Jul 17, 2023NEIII · Driver-only0K D TRANSPORT LLC 669446U845987/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AVERITT EXPRESS INC36684Sep 29, 2025Sep 29, 20251TN
K D TRANSPORT LLC669446Jul 17, 2023Sep 15, 20243TN
LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC109060Jul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241KY
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.
U845987TNAVERITT EXPRESS INCSep 29, 2025Sep 29, 20251
U845987TNK D TRANSPORT LLCJul 17, 2023Sep 15, 20242
U845987TNLAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLCJul 30, 2024Jul 30, 20241
0845987TNK D TRANSPORT LLCSep 3, 2023Sep 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026