Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0621GJ655173 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under5
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenDec 10, 2023
NM
Last seenAug 5, 2026
US
Inspected under 5 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRAP0621GJ655173
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
655173

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 10, 2023 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026USIII · Driver-only0SERVICIO DE TRANSPORTE INTERNACIONAL Y LOCAL SA DE CV 5573412561118/ME
Jul 13, 2026MNI · Full1HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 12669532561118/ME
Jun 29, 2026TXI · Full3TRANSPORTES DE MAQUILAS DE CD JUAREZ SA DE CV 7103832561118/ME
Oct 1, 2025USIII · Driver-only0FLETES MEXICO CHIHUAHUA SA DE CV 10531182561118/ME
Sep 11, 2025TXI · Full3BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV 16921792561118/ME
Dec 10, 2023NMII · Walk-around0HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 12669532561118/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SERVICIO DE TRANSPORTE INTERNACIONAL Y LOCAL SA DE CV557341Aug 5, 2026Aug 5, 20261CI
HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC1266953Dec 10, 2023Jul 13, 20262TX
TRANSPORTES DE MAQUILAS DE CD JUAREZ SA DE CV710383Jun 29, 2026Jun 29, 20261CI
FLETES MEXICO CHIHUAHUA SA DE CV1053118Oct 1, 2025Oct 1, 20251CI
BORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CV1692179Sep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251CI
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.
2561118ME2SERVICIO DE TRANSPORTE INTERNACIONAL Y LOCAL SA DE CVAug 5, 2026Aug 5, 20261
2561118ME2HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 10, 2023Jul 13, 20262
2561118ME2TRANSPORTES DE MAQUILAS DE CD JUAREZ SA DE CVJun 29, 2026Jun 29, 20261
2561118MEFLETES MEXICO CHIHUAHUA SA DE CVOct 1, 2025Oct 1, 20251
2561118MEBORDER EXPRESS DE MEXICO SA DE CVSep 11, 2025Sep 11, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026