Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0629KT120217 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under4
35 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenSep 12, 2023
OH
Last seenAug 3, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 35 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
1GRAP0629KT120217
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
120217

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 · Sep 12, 2023 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSMS UNITED CARGO LLC 3837491658697/IL
Jul 5, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0MS UNITED CARGO LLC 38374916586T97ST/IL
Jul 28, 2025WIII · Walk-around2FALCON FR8 LLC 4226114658697ST/IL
Apr 26, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSCHICARGO FREIGHT LLC 3525822658697ST/IL
Mar 5, 2025MAIII · Driver-only5CHICARGO FREIGHT LLC 3525822658697ST/IL
Sep 12, 2023OHIII · Driver-only2IVS TRANS INC 2727748658697ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MS UNITED CARGO LLC3837491Jul 5, 2026Aug 3, 20262IL
FALCON FR8 LLC4226114Jul 28, 2025Jul 28, 20251IL
CHICARGO FREIGHT LLC3525822Mar 5, 2025Apr 26, 20252IL
IVS TRANS INC2727748Sep 12, 2023Sep 12, 20231IL
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.
658697IL2MS UNITED CARGO LLCAug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261
6586T97STIL2MS UNITED CARGO LLCJul 5, 2026Jul 5, 20261
658697STILFALCON FR8 LLCJul 28, 2025Jul 28, 20251
658697STILCHICARGO FREIGHT LLCMar 5, 2025Apr 26, 20252
658697STILIVS TRANS INCSep 12, 2023Sep 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026