Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0627GJ658224 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 2, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 15, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 30 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
1GRAP0627GJ658224
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
658224

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 · Oct 2, 2023 – Apr 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 15, 2026TXI · Full10OOSFLETES MEXICO CHIHUAHUA SA DE CV 10531182639178/ME
Oct 7, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 12669532639178/ME
Dec 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around0FLETES SOTELO SA DE CV 2589232639178/ME
Dec 13, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 12669532639178/UK
Nov 21, 2024NMII · Walk-around0HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 12669532639178/ME
Oct 2, 2023TXI · Full2OPERADORA DE TRANSPORTE INTERNACIONAL SA DE CV 6834282639178/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLETES MEXICO CHIHUAHUA SA DE CV1053118Apr 15, 2026Apr 15, 20261CI
HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC1266953Nov 21, 2024Oct 7, 20253TX
FLETES SOTELO SA DE CV258923Dec 21, 2024Dec 21, 20241CI
OPERADORA DE TRANSPORTE INTERNACIONAL SA DE CV683428Oct 2, 2023Oct 2, 20231CI
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.
2639178MEFLETES MEXICO CHIHUAHUA SA DE CVApr 15, 2026Apr 15, 20261
2639178MEHOWL TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 21, 2024Oct 7, 20252
2639178MEFLETES SOTELO SA DE CVDec 21, 2024Dec 21, 20241
2639178UKHOWL TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 13, 2024Dec 13, 20241
2639178MEOPERADORA DE TRANSPORTE INTERNACIONAL SA DE CVOct 2, 2023Oct 2, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026