Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP062XKJ137636 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJun 21, 2023
AR
Last seenJun 29, 2026
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRAP062XKJ137636
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
137636

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 21, 2023 – Jun 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 29, 2026KSII · Walk-around0HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 126695328-44184/ME
May 12, 2026TXI · Full2TRANSPORTES DE MAQUILAS DE CD JUAREZ SA DE CV 7103832844184/ME
Jan 4, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 12669532844184/ME
Oct 10, 2023NMI · Full3OOSTRANSPORTATION AND CARGO SOLUTIONS S DE RL DE CV 7799732844184/ME
Jun 21, 2023ARII · Walk-around1OOSHOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC 12669532844184/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC1266953Jun 21, 2023Jun 29, 20263TX
TRANSPORTES DE MAQUILAS DE CD JUAREZ SA DE CV710383May 12, 2026May 12, 20261CI
TRANSPORTATION AND CARGO SOLUTIONS S DE RL DE CV779973Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 20231CI
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.
28-44184ME2HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 29, 2026Jun 29, 20261
2844184METRANSPORTES DE MAQUILAS DE CD JUAREZ SA DE CVMay 12, 2026May 12, 20261
2844184MEHOWL TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 21, 2023Jan 4, 20262
2844184METRANSPORTATION AND CARGO SOLUTIONS S DE RL DE CVOct 10, 2023Oct 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026