Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA062XKW121456 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenJul 25, 2023
OK
Last seenMar 4, 2026
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
1GRAA062XKW121456
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
121456

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 25, 2023 – Mar 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 4, 2026ILII · Walk-around0BFS EXPRESS INC 3101425ZAK356/GA
Jun 9, 2025SDII · Walk-around1BFS EXPRESS INC 3101425763912ST/IL
Apr 2, 2025NMII · Walk-around0BFS EXPRESS INC 3101425763912ST/IL
Jun 27, 2024NMII · Walk-around0NEW LINE CARRIERS INC 2965467763912/IL
Apr 13, 2024ARII · Walk-around0NEW LINE CARRIERS INC 2965467763912ST/IL
Feb 16, 2024KYII · Walk-around0NEW LINE CARRIERS INC 2965467763912ST/IL
Dec 6, 2023ARIII · Driver-only0NEW LINE CARRIERS INC 2965467TEMP/IL
Aug 3, 2023TXIII · Driver-only0NEW LINE CARRIERS INC 2965467763912ST/IL
Jul 25, 2023OKII · Walk-around0NEW LINE CARRIERS INC 2965467763912/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BFS EXPRESS INC3101425Apr 2, 2025Mar 4, 20263IL
NEW LINE CARRIERS INC2965467Jul 25, 2023Jun 27, 20246IL
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.
ZAK356GABFS EXPRESS INCMar 4, 2026Mar 4, 20261
763912STILBFS EXPRESS INCApr 2, 2025Jun 9, 20252
763912ILNEW LINE CARRIERS INCJul 25, 2023Jun 27, 20242
763912STILNEW LINE CARRIERS INCAug 3, 2023Apr 13, 20243
TEMPILNEW LINE CARRIERS INCDec 6, 2023Dec 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026