Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9626KH120642 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenMay 30, 2024
MI
Last seenMay 10, 2026
IA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
1GRDM9626KH120642
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
120642

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 · May 30, 2024 – May 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 10, 2026IAII · Walk-around9OOSA&M ELITE HAULERS LLC 44774845200096/ME
Aug 25, 2025MDI · Full13OOSA PLUS CARRIER USA LLC 42293825200096/ME
Aug 19, 2025OHII · Walk-around3A PLUS CARRIER USA LLC 42293825200096/ME
Jul 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around2EASTERN CARGO CORP 16306725200096/ME
May 30, 2024MIII · Walk-around6EASTERN CARGO CORP 16306725200096/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A&M ELITE HAULERS LLC4477484May 10, 2026May 10, 20261FL
A PLUS CARRIER USA LLC4229382Aug 19, 2025Aug 25, 20252FL
EASTERN CARGO CORP1630672May 30, 2024Jul 13, 20242FL
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.
5200096MEA&M ELITE HAULERS LLCMay 10, 2026May 10, 20261
5200096MEA PLUS CARRIER USA LLCAug 19, 2025Aug 25, 20252
5200096MEEASTERN CARGO CORPMay 30, 2024Jul 13, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026