Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9620GH727160 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenOct 21, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 15, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
1GRDM9620GH727160
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
DM962

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
727160

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 · 3,507 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 3,507 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,507 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
2016

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 · Oct 21, 2023 – Jun 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 15, 2026MOII · Walk-around0WILLY BS TRUCKING LLC 343410643M0SA/MO
Jun 10, 2026MOII · Walk-around1WILLY BS TRUCKING LLC 343410643M0SA/MO
Nov 3, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 15471262L8YG/MO
Oct 10, 2025UTI · Full1MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 15471262L8YG/MO
Jan 28, 2025NYII · Walk-around0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 15471262L8YG/OH
Jan 8, 2024COIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 15471262L8YG/MO
Oct 21, 2023TXII · Walk-around2MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 15471262L8YG/MO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WILLY BS TRUCKING LLC3434106Jun 10, 2026Jun 15, 20262MO
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Oct 21, 2023Nov 3, 20255KY
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.
43M0SAMO2WILLY BS TRUCKING LLCJun 10, 2026Jun 15, 20262
62L8YGMOMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCOct 21, 2023Nov 3, 20254
62L8YGOHMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCJan 28, 2025Jan 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026