Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2007 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM96217H705040 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenSep 12, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 4, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
1GRDM96217H705040
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2007
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
DM962

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2007 or 2037

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

North American serial sequence
705040

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
2007

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 · Sep 12, 2023 – Apr 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around1ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 330020016R682N/TX
Feb 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around3ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 330020015S586N/TX
Jan 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 330020026U574N/TX
Dec 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 330020037T490N/TX
Aug 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around11OOSEU'S CARRIERS LLC 3621346225C956/TX
Feb 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 3300200225C956/TX
Oct 5, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 3300200225C956/TX
Sep 12, 2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 3300200225C956/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC3300200Sep 12, 2023Apr 4, 20267TX
EU'S CARRIERS LLC3621346Aug 15, 2025Aug 15, 20251TX
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.
16R682NTXELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLCApr 4, 2026Apr 4, 20261
15S586NTXELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLCFeb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20261
26U574NTXELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLCJan 28, 2026Jan 28, 20261
37T490NTXELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLCDec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251
225C956TXEU'S CARRIERS LLCAug 15, 2025Aug 15, 20251
225C956TXELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLCSep 12, 2023Feb 25, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026