Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP06258T541831 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 12
First seenFeb 5, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 7, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 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
1GRAP06258T541831
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2008
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
541831

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
2008

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 5, 2024 – May 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 7, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0FLEX CARRIER INC 25197754PN9414/CA
Apr 30, 2026ORIII · Driver-only9OOSZ & N LLC 41543934PN9414/CA
Feb 12, 2026CAI · Full2FLEX CARRIER INC 25197754PN9414/CA
Feb 4, 2026CAII · Walk-around1FLEX CARRIER INC 25197754PN9414/CA
Jan 2, 2026CAII · Walk-around0FLEX CARRIER INC 25197754PN9414/CA
Dec 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around0FLEX CARRIER INC 25197754PN9414/CA
Sep 9, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1Z & N LLC 41543934PN9414/CA
Aug 27, 2025CAI · Full1Z & N LLC 41543934PN9414/CA
Jun 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around0FLEX CARRIER INC 25197754PN9414/CA
May 28, 2025CAI · Full4FLEX CARRIER INC 25197754PN9414/CA
Apr 3, 2024CAI · Full3OOSALEXANDERS TRANSPORTATION INC 21466464PN9414/CA
Feb 5, 2024CAII · Walk-around5OOSALEXANDERS TRANSPORTATION INC 21466464PN9414/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLEX CARRIER INC2519775May 28, 2025May 7, 20267CA
Z & N LLC4154393Aug 27, 2025Apr 30, 20263CA
ALEXANDERS TRANSPORTATION INC2146646Feb 5, 2024Apr 3, 20242CA
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.
4PN9414CAFLEX CARRIER INCMay 28, 2025May 7, 20267
4PN9414CAZ & N LLCAug 27, 2025Apr 30, 20263
4PN9414CAALEXANDERS TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 5, 2024Apr 3, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026