Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM96254M700054 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenFeb 16, 2024
WA
Last seenApr 1, 2026
OK
Inspected under 3 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRDM96254M700054
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2004
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
700054

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
2004

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 16, 2024 – Apr 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2026OKI · Full4R MANN TRUCKING LTD 130008437606L/BC
Jul 22, 2025WIII · Walk-around3R MANN TRUCKING LTD 130008416698L/BC
Mar 22, 2025SDII · Walk-around2R MANN TRUCKING LTD 130008416698L/BC
Dec 31, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0BEST SOURCE TRANSPORT LTD 300984894535K/BC
Jul 29, 2024NDI · Full0BEST SOURCE TRANSPORT LTD 300984894535K/BC
Feb 16, 2024WAIII · Driver-only2TORO TRANSPORT LTD 382507373880K/BC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
R MANN TRUCKING LTD1300084Mar 22, 2025Apr 1, 20263BC
BEST SOURCE TRANSPORT LTD3009848Jul 29, 2024Dec 31, 20242BC
TORO TRANSPORT LTD3825073Feb 16, 2024Feb 16, 20241BC
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.
37606LBCR MANN TRUCKING LTDApr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261
16698LBCR MANN TRUCKING LTDMar 22, 2025Jul 22, 20252
94535KBCBEST SOURCE TRANSPORT LTDJul 29, 2024Dec 31, 20242
73880KBCTORO TRANSPORT LTDFeb 16, 2024Feb 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026