Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9620KH126730 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenAug 30, 2024
LA
Last seenJun 1, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
1GRDM9620KH126730
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
126730

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
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 · Aug 30, 2024 – Jun 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ARQ LOGISTICS LLC 4079023140C032/TX
May 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ARQ LOGISTICS LLC 4079023140C032/TX
Aug 15, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0ARQ LOGISTICS LLC 4079023140C032/TX
Jul 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around0ARQ LOGISTICS LLC 4079023140C032/TX
Jan 14, 2025TXI · Full0TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC 159317140C032/TX
Dec 14, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC 159317140C032/TX
Aug 30, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC 159317140C032/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARQ LOGISTICS LLC4079023Jul 29, 2025Jun 1, 20264TX
TENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLC159317Aug 30, 2024Jan 14, 20253TN
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.
140C032TXARQ LOGISTICS LLCJul 29, 2025Jun 1, 20264
140C032TXTENNESSEE STEEL HAULERS LLCAug 30, 2024Jan 14, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026