Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP062XKT151282 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenFeb 13, 2024
MI
Last seenMay 27, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
1GRAP062XKT151282
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
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
151282

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 · Feb 13, 2024 – May 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 27, 2026KYI · Full0JULIAN EXPRESS INC 3798703F133621/MI
Oct 29, 2025MIIII · Driver-only2JULIAN EXPRESS INC 3798703F133621/MI
Feb 23, 2024MIII · Walk-around5R U TRUCKING LLC 4129515D980150/MI
Feb 13, 2024MIII · Walk-around1R U TRUCKING LLC 4129515D980150/MI
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JULIAN EXPRESS INC3798703Oct 29, 2025May 27, 20262MI
R U TRUCKING LLC4129515Feb 13, 2024Feb 23, 20242MI
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.
F133621MIJULIAN EXPRESS INCOct 29, 2025May 27, 20262
D980150MIR U TRUCKING LLCFeb 13, 2024Feb 23, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026