Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9620KH135105 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under3
37 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 12, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 28, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 37 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
1GRDM9620KH135105
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
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
135105

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 · Jun 12, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around1FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 1928754185C934/TX
May 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around0FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC 1928754185C934/TX
Dec 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around4SPRUCE TRUCKING LLC 2506089185C934/TX
Mar 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSSPRUCE TRUCKING LLC 2506089185C934/TX
Jan 30, 2025NMIII · Driver-only0SPRUCE TRUCKING LLC 2506089185C934/TX
Jun 30, 2023GAIII · Driver-only0MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712U840925/TN
Jun 12, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712U840925/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC1928754May 14, 2026Jul 28, 20262TX
SPRUCE TRUCKING LLC2506089Jan 30, 2025Dec 3, 20253CO
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Jun 12, 2023Jun 30, 20232KY
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.
185C934TX2FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 14, 2026Jul 28, 20262
185C934TXSPRUCE TRUCKING LLCJan 30, 2025Dec 3, 20253
U840925TNMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCJun 12, 2023Jun 30, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026