Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA06284D406266 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 16, 2025
CA
Last seenJun 15, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
1GRAA06284D406266
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
406266

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
2004

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 · Sep 16, 2025 – Jun 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 15, 2026ALIII · Driver-only4PLANET GOLDEN TRANSPORTATION INC 35024554VM8616/CA
Apr 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around4MAXGO EXPRESS 44304254VM8616/CA
Oct 25, 2025CAIII · Driver-only3PLANET GOLDEN TRANSPORTATION INC 35024554VM8616/CA
Oct 18, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0PLANET GOLDEN TRANSPORTATION INC 35024554VM8616/CA
Sep 20, 2025CAI · Full5MAXGO EXPRESS 44304254VM8616/CA
Sep 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around4MAXGO EXPRESS 44304254VM8616/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PLANET GOLDEN TRANSPORTATION INC3502455Oct 18, 2025Jun 15, 20263CA
MAXGO EXPRESS4430425Sep 16, 2025Apr 25, 20263CA
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.
4VM8616CA2PLANET GOLDEN TRANSPORTATION INCOct 18, 2025Jun 15, 20263
4VM8616CAMAXGO EXPRESSSep 16, 2025Apr 25, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026