Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9626GH730256 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 8, 2023
NY
Last seenSep 3, 2025
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
1GRDM9626GH730256
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
730256

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 · Aug 8, 2023 – Sep 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 3, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2—5850 QW TRUCKING LLC 3303227406049TM/VA
Dec 26, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0—METEOR EXPRESS INC 842593U635732/TN
Aug 8, 2023NYII · Walk-around1—METEOR EXPRESS INC 842593U635732/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
5850 QW TRUCKING LLC3303227Sep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20251VA
METEOR EXPRESS INC842593Aug 8, 2023Dec 26, 20232AL
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.
406049TMVA25850 QW TRUCKING LLCSep 3, 2025 → Sep 3, 20251
U635732TN—METEOR EXPRESS INCAug 8, 2023 → Dec 26, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 16, 2026