Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0628KB163681 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 12
First seenJul 31, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 10, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
1GRAA0628KB163681
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
163681

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 31, 2023 – Feb 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 10, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSJ & S EXPRESS INC 33614684SW6248/CA
Dec 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around0J & S EXPRESS INC 33614684SW6248/CA
Aug 12, 2025CAV · Vehicle-only3OOSJ & S EXPRESS INC 33614684SW6248/CA
Aug 4, 2025MOII · Walk-around6OOSJ & S EXPRESS INC 33614684SW6248/CA
Sep 30, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0US FREIGHTWAYINC 29069624SW6248/CA
Sep 10, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0US FREIGHTWAYINC 29069624SW6248/CA
Aug 27, 2024NJIII · Driver-only0US FREIGHTWAYINC 29069624SW6248/CA
Dec 14, 2023AZIII · Driver-only3OOSUS FREIGHTWAYINC 29069624SW6248/CA
Dec 6, 2023CAII · Walk-around0US FREIGHTWAYINC 29069624SW6248/CA
Nov 5, 2023NMII · Walk-around0SARNA TRUCKING INC 41080214SW6248/CA
Oct 23, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0SARNA TRUCKING INC 41080214SW6248/CA
Jul 31, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1US FREIGHTWAYINC 29069624SW6248/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J & S EXPRESS INC3361468Aug 4, 2025Feb 10, 20264CA
US FREIGHTWAYINC2906962Jul 31, 2023Sep 30, 20246CA
SARNA TRUCKING INC4108021Oct 23, 2023Nov 5, 20232CA
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.
4SW6248CAJ & S EXPRESS INCAug 4, 2025Feb 10, 20264
4SW6248CAUS FREIGHTWAYINCJul 31, 2023Sep 30, 20246
4SW6248CASARNA TRUCKING INCOct 23, 2023Nov 5, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026