Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM0528KH138380 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under4
16 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenMar 7, 2025
TN
Last seenJul 24, 2026
KY
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 16 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
1GRDM0528KH138380
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
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
DM052

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
138380

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 · 18 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 18 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 18 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 · Mar 7, 2025 – Jul 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2026KYIII · Driver-only2OOSSARA EXPRESS LLC 36746745285925/ME
Nov 20, 2025LAII · Walk-around412TRANSS LLC 36855605285925/ME
Aug 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around312TRANSS LLC 36855605285925/ME
Aug 11, 2025MDII · Walk-around112TRANSS LLC 36855605285925/ME
Jul 22, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1I FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 36763505285925/ME
Jul 16, 2025FLIII · Driver-only3OOSI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 36763505285925/ME
Jul 16, 2025FLIII · Driver-only3OOSI FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 36763505285925/ME
Jul 14, 2025SCIII · Driver-only6I FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 36763505285925/ME
Apr 16, 2025KSII · Walk-around1GRAND CARRIERS LLC 38734265285925/ME
Mar 7, 2025TNII · Walk-around4GRAND CARRIERS LLC 38734265285925/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SARA EXPRESS LLC3674674Jul 24, 2026Jul 24, 20261TX
12TRANSS LLC3685560Aug 11, 2025Nov 20, 20253IL
I FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC3676350Jul 14, 2025Jul 22, 20254NC
GRAND CARRIERS LLC3873426Mar 7, 2025Apr 16, 20252OH
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5285925ME2SARA EXPRESS LLCJul 24, 2026Jul 24, 20261
5285925ME12TRANSS LLCAug 11, 2025Nov 20, 20253
5285925ME2I FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLCJul 14, 2025Jul 22, 20254
5285925MEGRAND CARRIERS LLCMar 7, 2025Apr 16, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026