Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0620GJ653897 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenJan 22, 2024
CA
Last seenDec 3, 2025
NV
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1GRAP0620GJ653897
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
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
AP062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
653897

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 · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Champion (dry van)

Sourced label · prefix basis 10,816 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
2016

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 · Jan 22, 2024 – Dec 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 3, 2025NVIII · Driver-only0US BLUE SKY TRANSPORTATION LLC 4144275227C723/TX
Jul 31, 2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSUS BLUE SKY TRANSPORTATION LLC 4144275227C723/TX
Jun 13, 2025NMII · Walk-around0US BLUE SKY TRANSPORTATION LLC 4144275227C723/TX
Feb 18, 2025CAI · Full3OOSUS BLUE SKY TRANSPORTATION LLC 4144275227C723/TX
Dec 6, 2024AZIII · Driver-only1US BLUE SKY TRANSPORTATION LLC 4144275227C723/TX
Oct 17, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1US BLUE SKY TRANSPORTATION LLC 4144275227C723/TX
Oct 1, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0US BLUE SKY TRANSPORTATION LLC 4144275227C723/TX
Mar 1, 2024NMII · Walk-around1OOSUS CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 340126822C723/TX
Jan 22, 2024CAII · Walk-around2US CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 3401268227C723/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
US BLUE SKY TRANSPORTATION LLC4144275Oct 1, 2024Dec 3, 20257TX
US CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION LLC3401268Jan 22, 2024Mar 1, 20242TX
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.
227C723TXUS BLUE SKY TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 1, 2024Dec 3, 20257
22C723TXUS CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 1, 2024Mar 1, 20241
227C723TXUS CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 22, 2024Jan 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026