Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9626KH120639 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenOct 18, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 7, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1GRDM9626KH120639
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
120639

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
1989

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 · Oct 18, 2024 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026AZII · Walk-around5BLUE HORSE TRANSPORT INC 17990464VW7609/CA
Mar 2, 2026CAI · Full0BLUE HORSE TRANSPORT INC 17990464VW7609/CA
Feb 26, 2026CAI · Full3BLUE HORSE TRANSPORT INC 17990464VW7609/CA
Dec 3, 2025CAI · Full0BLUE HORSE TRANSPORT INC 17990464VW7609/CA
Jun 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around0PRINCE EXPRESS INC 23456754VW7609/CA
Oct 18, 2024CAI · Full0PRINCE EXPRESS INC 23456754VW7609/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLUE HORSE TRANSPORT INC1799046Dec 3, 2025Jul 7, 20264CA
PRINCE EXPRESS INC2345675Oct 18, 2024Jun 7, 20252CA
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.
4VW7609CA2BLUE HORSE TRANSPORT INCDec 3, 2025Jul 7, 20264
4VW7609CAPRINCE EXPRESS INCOct 18, 2024Jun 7, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026