Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0628KW155427 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenOct 16, 2024
IN
Last seenOct 18, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRAA0628KW155427
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 20, 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
155427

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.

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 16, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 18, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0—FRIGO EXPRESS INC 21450650860TN/ID
Apr 16, 2026NEI · Full4OOSUSKO EXPRESS INC 14998850860TN/ID
Jan 19, 2025MTII · Walk-around7OOSUSKO EXPRESS INC 1499885C347017/ID
Oct 16, 2024INIII · Driver-only1—USKO EXPRESS INC 1499885C347017/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRIGO EXPRESS INC2145065Oct 18, 2026Oct 18, 20261KY
USKO EXPRESS INC1499885Oct 16, 2024Apr 16, 20263MO
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.
0860TNID2FRIGO EXPRESS INCOct 18, 2026 → Oct 18, 20261
0860TNID—USKO EXPRESS INCApr 16, 2026 → Apr 16, 20261
C347017ID—USKO EXPRESS INCJan 19, 2025 → Jan 19, 20251
C347017ME—USKO EXPRESS INCOct 16, 2024 → Oct 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 20, 2026