Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM96228H709227 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenApr 1, 2024
US
Last seenJun 7, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1GRDM96228H709227
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
709227

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
2008

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 · Apr 1, 2024 – Jun 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around1PIT 03 TRANSPORT LLC 3198267263B792/TX
May 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around0PIT 03 TRANSPORT LLC 3198267263B792/TX
Mar 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around0PIT 03 TRANSPORT LLC 3198267263B792/TX
Feb 21, 2026GAIII · Driver-only4PIT 03 TRANSPORT LLC 3198267263B792/TX
Feb 3, 2026TXI · Full6OOSPIT 03 TRANSPORT LLC 3198267263B792/TX
Aug 22, 2025USI · Full11JOSE LUIS DELGADO CASTILLO 1064757116B724/TX
Aug 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around7JOSE LUIS DELGADO CASTILLO 1064757116B724/TX
May 15, 2025USI · Full8JOSE LUIS DELGADO CASTILLO 1064757116B724/TX
Sep 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around3JOSE LUIS DELGADO CASTILLO 1064757116B724/TX
Aug 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around6JOSE LUIS DELGADO CASTILLO 1064757116B724/TX
Apr 1, 2024USI · Full8JOSE LUIS DELGADO CASTILLO 1064757116B724/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PIT 03 TRANSPORT LLC3198267Feb 3, 2026Jun 7, 20265TX
JOSE LUIS DELGADO CASTILLO1064757Apr 1, 2024Aug 22, 20256TA
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.
263B792TXPIT 03 TRANSPORT LLCFeb 3, 2026Jun 7, 20265
116B724TXJOSE LUIS DELGADO CASTILLOApr 1, 2024Aug 22, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026