Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP062XKJ137653 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under4
25 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenApr 24, 2024
NC
Last seenMay 7, 2026
MO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 25 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
1GRAP062XKJ137653
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
137653

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 · Apr 24, 2024 – May 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 7, 2026MOII · Walk-around2RFK TRUCKING LLC 37717535213964/ME
Apr 10, 2026MOI · Full1OOSRFK TRUCKING LLC 37717535213964/ME
Jan 17, 2026TNIII · Driver-only2OOSFROST FREIGHT INC 15408685213964/ME
Jul 18, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0TRIPLE RRR CARRIERS INC 30313645213964/ME
Aug 13, 2024COIII · Driver-only2OPOSSUM CARRIERS LLC 37142685213964/ME
Apr 24, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1OPOSSUM CARRIERS LLC 37142685213964/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RFK TRUCKING LLC3771753Apr 10, 2026May 7, 20262TX
FROST FREIGHT INC1540868Jan 17, 2026Jan 17, 20261TX
TRIPLE RRR CARRIERS INC3031364Jul 18, 2025Jul 18, 20251TX
OPOSSUM CARRIERS LLC3714268Apr 24, 2024Aug 13, 20242TX
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.
5213964MERFK TRUCKING LLCApr 10, 2026May 7, 20262
5213964MEFROST FREIGHT INCJan 17, 2026Jan 17, 20261
5213964METRIPLE RRR CARRIERS INCJul 18, 2025Jul 18, 20251
5213964MEOPOSSUM CARRIERS LLCApr 24, 2024Aug 13, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026