Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0628HW703869 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenAug 1, 2024
SD
Last seenJun 4, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
1GRAA0628HW703869
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
703869

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
2017

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 · Aug 1, 2024 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026NMIII · Driver-only0NIKA LLC 4141186C419509/ME
Oct 29, 2025WYIII · Driver-only0BR EXPRESS INC 2952577C419509/ME
Sep 27, 2025IAII · Walk-around1OOSBR EXPRESS INC 2952577C419509/ME
Sep 21, 2025MTII · Walk-around1OOSBR EXPRESS INC 2952577C419509/ME
Jul 16, 2025COIII · Driver-only0BR EXPRESS INC 2952577C419509/ME
Apr 29, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0BR EXPRESS INC 2952577C419509/ME
Mar 17, 2025OHII · Walk-around0BR EXPRESS INC 2952577C419509/ME
Feb 8, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1AM EAGLE TRANSPORT LLC 3341798C419509/ME
Aug 1, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0BR EXPRESS INC 2952577C419509/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NIKA LLC4141186Jun 4, 2026Jun 4, 20261OH
BR EXPRESS INC2952577Aug 1, 2024Oct 29, 20257OH
AM EAGLE TRANSPORT LLC3341798Feb 8, 2025Feb 8, 20251OH
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.
C419509ME2NIKA LLCJun 4, 2026Jun 4, 20261
C419509MEBR EXPRESS INCAug 1, 2024Oct 29, 20257
C419509MEAM EAGLE TRANSPORT LLCFeb 8, 2025Feb 8, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026