Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0628KJ151776 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJul 28, 2023
CA
Last seenFeb 28, 2025
NV
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
1GRAP0628KJ151776
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 20, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
151776

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
1989

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 28, 2023 – Feb 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 28, 2025NVIII · Driver-only3PBH TRANSPORT INC 42749595255931/ME
Feb 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSGSM CARRIER INC 27447155255931/ME
Jul 28, 2023CAII · Walk-around1OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC 90849007167A39/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PBH TRANSPORT INC4274959Feb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251CA
GSM CARRIER INC2744715Feb 1, 2025Feb 1, 20251CA
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC90849Jul 28, 2023Jul 28, 20231NC
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.
5255931MEPBH TRANSPORT INCFeb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251
5255931MEGSM CARRIER INCFeb 1, 2025Feb 1, 20251
007167A39ILOLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INCJul 28, 2023Jul 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 20, 2026