Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0629KJ151771 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenNov 15, 2024
CA
Last seenDec 13, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
1GRAP0629KJ151771
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
151771

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 · Nov 15, 2024 – Dec 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 13, 2025CAII · Walk-around2GSM CARRIER INC 27447154WR1271/CA
Oct 29, 2025CAI · Full7GSM CARRIER INC 27447154WR1271/CA
Sep 23, 2025CAII · Walk-around3GSM CARRIER INC 27447154WR1271/CA
Sep 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around0GSM CARRIER INC 27447154WR1271/CA
Aug 28, 2025CAI · Full1OOSGSM CARRIER INC 27447154WR1271/CA
Jun 30, 2025CAII · Walk-around1UNITED FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC 41175855255930/ME
Nov 15, 2024CAI · Full0GSM CARRIER INC 27447155255930/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GSM CARRIER INC2744715Nov 15, 2024Dec 13, 20256CA
UNITED FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC4117585Jun 30, 2025Jun 30, 20251CA
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.
4WR1271CAGSM CARRIER INCAug 28, 2025Dec 13, 20255
5255930MEUNITED FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION INCJun 30, 2025Jun 30, 20251
5255930MEGSM CARRIER INCNov 15, 2024Nov 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026