Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1987 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0629HT615669 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenApr 15, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 22, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
1GRAP0629HT615669
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1987
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
615669

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
1987

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 · Apr 15, 2024 – Aug 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 22, 2025CAII · Walk-around0KNB FREIGHTWAY LLC 36444764TW3168/CA
Aug 5, 2025CAI · Full0KS BARN TRANSPORT LLC 33609774TW3168/CA
Jul 21, 2025CAII · Walk-around0KS BARN TRANSPORT LLC 33609774TW3168/CA
Feb 10, 2025CAII · Walk-around1KNB FREIGHTWAY LLC 36444764TW3168/CA
Jan 16, 2025CAI · Full2OOSKNB FREIGHTWAY LLC 36444764TW3168/CA
Jan 16, 2025CAI · Full0KNB FREIGHTWAY LLC 36444764TW3168/CA
Sep 8, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0KNB FREIGHTWAY LLC 36444764TW3168/CA
May 29, 2024CAI · Full0KNB FREIGHTWAY LLC 36444764TW3168/CA
May 2, 2024CAII · Walk-around2KS BARN TRANSPORT LLC 33609774TW3168/CA
Apr 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around1KNB FREIGHTWAY LLC 36444764TW3168/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KNB FREIGHTWAY LLC3644476Apr 15, 2024Aug 22, 20257CA
KS BARN TRANSPORT LLC3360977May 2, 2024Aug 5, 20253CA
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.
4TW3168CAKNB FREIGHTWAY LLCApr 15, 2024Aug 22, 20257
4TW3168CAKS BARN TRANSPORT LLCMay 2, 2024Aug 5, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026