Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM96278H706842 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenAug 3, 2023
US
Last seenJun 22, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1GRDM96278H706842
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2008
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
706842

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 · Aug 3, 2023 – Jun 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 22, 2026USI · Full3HTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CV 3177985167B929/TX
Jun 11, 2026USI · Full5OOSHTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CV 3177985167B929/TX
May 11, 2026USI · Full5OOSHTH TRANSPORT INC 2889248167B929/TX
Oct 20, 2025USI · Full4HTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CV 3177985167B929/TX
Sep 9, 2025USI · Full8OOSHTH TRANSPORT INC 2889248167B929/TX
Mar 7, 2024USI · Full0HTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CV 3177985167B929/TX
Aug 3, 2023USI · Full0HTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CV 3177985167B929/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CV3177985Aug 3, 2023Jun 22, 20265CI
HTH TRANSPORT INC2889248Sep 9, 2025May 11, 20262TX
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.
167B929TX2HTCF TRANSPORT MX SA DE CVAug 3, 2023Jun 22, 20265
167B929TXHTH TRANSPORT INCSep 9, 2025May 11, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026