Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA962XJB700005 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenNov 13, 2023
AL
Last seenJul 17, 2026
US
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
1GRAA962XJB700005
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1988
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
700005

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
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 · Nov 13, 2023 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026USI · Full7OOSSAMUEL SANCHEZ BERNAL 3782717A12414B/TX
May 15, 2026USII · Walk-around8OOSSAMUEL SANCHEZ BERNAL 3782717A12414B/TX
Mar 13, 2026USII · Walk-around8OOSSAMUEL SANCHEZ BERNAL 3782717A12414B/TX
Mar 6, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1SOUTHEASTERN FOOD MERCHANDISERS LP 27280858C01YU/AL
Nov 13, 2023ALIII · Driver-only2SOUTHEASTERN FOOD MERCHANDISERS LP 27280858AAM59/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAMUEL SANCHEZ BERNAL3782717Mar 13, 2026Jul 17, 20263TA
SOUTHEASTERN FOOD MERCHANDISERS LP272808Nov 13, 2023Mar 6, 20252AL
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.
A12414BTX2SAMUEL SANCHEZ BERNALMar 13, 2026Jul 17, 20263
58C01YUALSOUTHEASTERN FOOD MERCHANDISERS LPMar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251
58AAM59ALSOUTHEASTERN FOOD MERCHANDISERS LPNov 13, 2023Nov 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026