Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA062XKW152853 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
13 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJun 17, 2025
AR
Last seenJul 29, 2026
NM
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 13 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
1GRAA062XKW152853
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
152853

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 · Jun 17, 2025 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026NMI · Full2JJ&SONS LOGISTICS INC 30284765646489/ME
Mar 24, 2026IDIII · Driver-only4OOSMALHI TRANSPORT INC 25176855451145/ME
Sep 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around1MALHI TRANSPORT INC 2517685NONE/VA
Jul 28, 2025CAI · Full0KAHLON ROADWAYS INC 43776585451145/ME
Jun 27, 2025AZII · Walk-around1KAHLON ROADWAYS INC 43776585451145/ME
Jun 17, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1KAHLON ROADWAYS INC 43776585451145/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JJ&SONS LOGISTICS INC3028476Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261VA
MALHI TRANSPORT INC2517685Sep 22, 2025Mar 24, 20262VA
KAHLON ROADWAYS INC4377658Jun 17, 2025Jul 28, 20253CA
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.
5646489ME2JJ&SONS LOGISTICS INCJul 29, 2026Jul 29, 20261
5451145MEMALHI TRANSPORT INCMar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261
NONEVAMALHI TRANSPORT INCSep 22, 2025Sep 22, 20251
5451145MEKAHLON ROADWAYS INCJun 17, 2025Jul 28, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026