Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA9629KB141242 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 17, 2024
IA
Last seenMay 18, 2026
IL
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
1GRAA9629KB141242
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
141242

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
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 · Feb 17, 2024 – May 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 18, 2026ILIII · Driver-only0PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY 111943981661ST/IL
Aug 12, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0EAST SIDE JERSEY DAIRY 471021652036ST/IL
Feb 17, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY 111943JR1515/IA
Feb 17, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY 111943JR1515/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY111943Feb 17, 2024May 18, 20263IL
EAST SIDE JERSEY DAIRY471021Aug 12, 2024Aug 12, 20241IL
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.
981661STILPRAIRIE FARMS DAIRYMay 18, 2026May 18, 20261
652036STILEAST SIDE JERSEY DAIRYAug 12, 2024Aug 12, 20241
JR1515IAPRAIRIE FARMS DAIRYFeb 17, 2024Feb 17, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026