Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA96258W701971 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenNov 25, 2023
US
Last seenFeb 24, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
1GRAA96258W701971
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2008
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
AA962

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
701971

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 · 1,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 1,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,905 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
2008

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 · Nov 25, 2023 – Feb 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around1ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969187UB8G/TA
Aug 28, 2025TXI · Full6ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969187UB8G/MX
Feb 22, 2025USI · Full4ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969187UB8G/MX
Aug 8, 2024TXI · Full8ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969187UB8G/MX
Aug 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around17OOSERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969187UB86/TA
Jan 16, 2024USI · Full21OOSJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA 153155987UB8G/MX
Dec 21, 2023USII · Walk-around1ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969187UB8G/MX
Nov 25, 2023USII · Walk-around0ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS 159969187UB8G/MX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANIS1599691Nov 25, 2023Feb 24, 20267TA
JOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLA1531559Jan 16, 2024Jan 16, 20241SO
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
87UB8GTAERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISFeb 24, 2026Feb 24, 20261
87UB8GMXERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISNov 25, 2023Aug 28, 20255
87UB86TAERNESTINA ELIZABETH RUIZ ALANISAug 3, 2024Aug 3, 20241
87UB8GMXJOSE LUIS ARMENTA GAXIOLAJan 16, 2024Jan 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026