Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1986 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0621GK257536 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenJul 21, 2023
NC
Last seenJun 18, 2026
CO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
1GRAP0621GK257536
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1986
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
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
257536

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
1986

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 · Jul 21, 2023 – Jun 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2026COIII · Driver-only0RPC TRANSPORT INC 3185756251B057/TX
Jan 12, 2026COIII · Driver-only0TPA TRANSPORT LLC 3516984251B057/TX
Sep 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSTPA TRANSPORT LLC 3516984251B057/TX
Jul 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSTPA TRANSPORT LLC 3516984251B057/TX
Jun 12, 2025NMII · Walk-around0RPC TRANSPORT INC 3185756251B057/TX
May 30, 2025NMII · Walk-around0TPA TRANSPORT LLC 3516984251B057/TX
Apr 9, 2025TXI · Full0TPA TRANSPORT LLC 3516984251B057/TX
Feb 13, 2024WYI · Full0AMBUFREIGHT INC 32860365083503/ME
Sep 6, 2023NYII · Walk-around1OOSPOLK EXPRESS INC 30188375083503/ME
Jul 21, 2023NCII · Walk-around1OOSPOLK EXPRESS INC 30188375083503/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RPC TRANSPORT INC3185756Jun 12, 2025Jun 18, 20262TX
TPA TRANSPORT LLC3516984Apr 9, 2025Jan 12, 20265TX
AMBUFREIGHT INC3286036Feb 13, 2024Feb 13, 20241TX
POLK EXPRESS INC3018837Jul 21, 2023Sep 6, 20232NC
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.
251B057TX2RPC TRANSPORT INCJun 12, 2025Jun 18, 20262
251B057TXTPA TRANSPORT LLCApr 9, 2025Jan 12, 20265
5083503MEAMBUFREIGHT INCFeb 13, 2024Feb 13, 20241
5083503MEPOLK EXPRESS INCJul 21, 2023Sep 6, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026