Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0628KK162305 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 10, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 4, 2025
CO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 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
1GRAA0628KK162305
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
162305

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 · Oct 10, 2023 – Jun 4, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2025COII · Walk-around0GEPARD TRANS LOGISTICS INC 3470146H39104/OR
May 27, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0FREE STYLE LOGISTICS LLC 3299880HV39104/OR
Jan 18, 2024TXI · Full4RICARDO H GARCIA 2128788HV39104/OR
Oct 10, 2023CAI · Full1FRIENDS TRUCKING INC 3210999HV39104/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GEPARD TRANS LOGISTICS INC3470146Jun 4, 2025Jun 4, 20251IL
FREE STYLE LOGISTICS LLC3299880May 27, 2024May 27, 20241IN
RICARDO H GARCIA2128788Jan 18, 2024Jan 18, 20241TX
FRIENDS TRUCKING INC3210999Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 20231CA
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.
H39104ORGEPARD TRANS LOGISTICS INCJun 4, 2025Jun 4, 20251
HV39104ORFREE STYLE LOGISTICS LLCMay 27, 2024May 27, 20241
HV39104ORRICARDO H GARCIAJan 18, 2024Jan 18, 20241
HV39104ORFRIENDS TRUCKING INCOct 10, 2023Oct 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026