Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0629JW113718 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJul 26, 2023
AZ
Last seenJun 30, 2026
AR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
1GRAA0629JW113718
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1988
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
113718

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
1988

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 26, 2023 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1PRINCE CARRIER INC 14586304ST6539/CA
Sep 29, 2025CAIII · Driver-only2BESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC 30648114ST6539/CA
Sep 7, 2025AZII · Walk-around12OOSBESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC 30648114ST6539/CA
Jul 17, 2025AZII · Walk-around8OOSPRINCE CARRIER INC 14586304ST6539/CA
Dec 10, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0GREAT WIDE INC 34995114ST6539/CA
Jun 25, 2024ARIII · Driver-only1PRINCE CARRIER INC 14586304ST6539/CA
Mar 27, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0PRINCE CARRIER INC 14586304ST6539/CA
Oct 14, 2023NMII · Walk-around0GREAT WIDE INC 34995114ST6539/CA
Oct 14, 2023NMII · Walk-around0GREAT WIDE INC 34995114ST6539/CA
Jul 26, 2023AZII · Walk-around4GREAT WIDE INC 34995114ST6539/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRINCE CARRIER INC1458630Mar 27, 2024Jun 30, 20264CA
BESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INC3064811Sep 7, 2025Sep 29, 20252CA
GREAT WIDE INC3499511Jul 26, 2023Dec 10, 20244CA
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.
4ST6539CA2PRINCE CARRIER INCMar 27, 2024Jun 30, 20264
4ST6539CABESTWAY TRANS CARRIER INCSep 7, 2025Sep 29, 20252
4ST6539CA2GREAT WIDE INCJul 26, 2023Dec 10, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026