Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1983 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP062XDK233151 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenAug 21, 2024
UT
Last seenApr 25, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 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
1GRAP062XDK233151
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1983
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
233151

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
1983

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 · Aug 21, 2024 – Apr 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around2RG HOT-SHOT EXPRESS INC 3655057367168Z/ME
Nov 25, 2025UTIII · Driver-only3OOSRGLN CARRIERS INC 3694315367168Z/ME
Nov 6, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSMZT CARGO SOLUTIONS INC 4453754367168Z/ME
Aug 14, 2025WYIII · Driver-only2OOSRGLN CARRIERS INC 3694315W05104/ME
May 8, 2025NYII · Walk-around11ANG CARRIERS INC 2990814367168Z/NY
Feb 11, 2025MTIII · Driver-only0RGLN CARRIERS INC 3694315367168Z/ME
Dec 12, 2024NEIII · Driver-only5ANG CARRIERS INC 2990814367168Z/ME
Aug 21, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1OOSRGLN CARRIERS INC 36943153671687/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RG HOT-SHOT EXPRESS INC3655057Apr 25, 2026Apr 25, 20261TX
RGLN CARRIERS INC3694315Aug 21, 2024Nov 25, 20254TX
MZT CARGO SOLUTIONS INC4453754Nov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251TX
ANG CARRIERS INC2990814Dec 12, 2024May 8, 20252TX
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.
367168ZMERG HOT-SHOT EXPRESS INCApr 25, 2026Apr 25, 20261
367168ZMERGLN CARRIERS INCFeb 11, 2025Nov 25, 20252
367168ZMEMZT CARGO SOLUTIONS INCNov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251
W05104MERGLN CARRIERS INCAug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251
367168ZNYANG CARRIERS INCMay 8, 2025May 8, 20251
367168ZMEANG CARRIERS INCDec 12, 2024Dec 12, 20241
3671687MERGLN CARRIERS INCAug 21, 2024Aug 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026