Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9023KM032602 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under4
36 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenJul 11, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 21, 2026
SC
Inspected under 4 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRDM9023KM032602
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
DM902

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
032602

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 · 351 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 351 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 351 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 · Jul 11, 2023 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026SCIII · Driver-only2ERVIN CAPERS 141827190442PT/SC
May 28, 2026SCII · Walk-around5OOSERVIN CAPERS 141827190442PT/SC
Sep 3, 2025SCII · Walk-around4CLIFTON A MICKENS 72782490442PT/SC
Jun 25, 2025SCII · Walk-around0METRO LOGISTICS LLC 306712490442PT/SC
Jun 20, 2024SCII · Walk-around6OOSTRUCK SERVICES OF LEXINGTON INC 60803590442PT/SC
May 6, 2024SCII · Walk-around4TRUCK SERVICES OF LEXINGTON INC 60803590442PT/SC
Jul 11, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0TRUCK SERVICES OF LEXINGTON INC 60803590442PT/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ERVIN CAPERS1418271May 28, 2026Jul 21, 20262SC
CLIFTON A MICKENS727824Sep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20251SC
METRO LOGISTICS LLC3067124Jun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251SC
TRUCK SERVICES OF LEXINGTON INC608035Jul 11, 2023Jun 20, 20243SC
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.
90442PTSC2ERVIN CAPERSMay 28, 2026Jul 21, 20262
90442PTSCCLIFTON A MICKENSSep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20251
90442PTSCMETRO LOGISTICS LLCJun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251
90442PTSCTRUCK SERVICES OF LEXINGTON INCJul 11, 2023Jun 20, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026