Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9621JH123091 · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenNov 17, 2023
NC
Last seenAug 24, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRDM9621JH123091
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 28, 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
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
123091

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.

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 · Nov 17, 2023 – Aug 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 24, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0—HOUND DOG TRUCKING LLC 42641382856209/ME
Nov 17, 2023NCII · Walk-around1—SM EXPRESS LLC 37439942856209/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOUND DOG TRUCKING LLC4264138Aug 24, 2026Aug 24, 20261NC
SM EXPRESS LLC3743994Nov 17, 2023Nov 17, 20231NC
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.
2856209ME2HOUND DOG TRUCKING LLCAug 24, 2026 → Aug 24, 20261
2856209ME—SM EXPRESS LLCNov 17, 2023 → Nov 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 28, 2026