Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1983 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP062XDT577315 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under4
18 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJun 12, 2024
AR
Last seenDec 17, 2025
NM
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 18 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
1GRAP062XDT577315
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1983
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
577315

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 · Jun 12, 2024 – Dec 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 17, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSTRUCK EXPERT INC 41289244WC4041/CA
Apr 6, 2025MSII · Walk-around1SUNLIGHT TRANSPORTATION AND TRUCKING INC 25880604WC4041/CA
Mar 25, 2025NMII · Walk-around2SUNLIGHT TRANSPORTATION AND TRUCKING INC 25880604WC4041/CA
Jan 9, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1USZZ TRUCKING INC 40390654WC4041/CA
Jun 12, 2024ARIII · Driver-only4CSS TRANSPORT INC 34998714WC4041/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRUCK EXPERT INC4128924Dec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251CA
SUNLIGHT TRANSPORTATION AND TRUCKING INC2588060Mar 25, 2025Apr 6, 20252CA
USZZ TRUCKING INC4039065Jan 9, 2025Jan 9, 20251CA
CSS TRANSPORT INC3499871Jun 12, 2024Jun 12, 20241CA
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.
4WC4041CATRUCK EXPERT INCDec 17, 2025Dec 17, 20251
4WC4041CASUNLIGHT TRANSPORTATION AND TRUCKING INCMar 25, 2025Apr 6, 20252
4WC4041CAUSZZ TRUCKING INCJan 9, 2025Jan 9, 20251
4WC4041CACSS TRANSPORT INCJun 12, 2024Jun 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026