Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9628KH130265 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenOct 13, 2023
AL
Last seenJun 16, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
1GRDM9628KH130265
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
130265

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 13, 2023 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026ALII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLC 2397436U926295/TN
Feb 5, 2026ALII · Walk-around2SOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLC 2397436U926295/TN
Sep 11, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLC 2397436U926295/TN
Mar 12, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLC 2397436U926295/TN
Aug 27, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLC 2397436U926295/TN
Dec 14, 2023GAIII · Driver-only7CARIBMAR FORWARDING CO INC 239743U926295/TN
Dec 11, 2023ALII · Walk-around0SOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLC 2397436U926295/TN
Oct 13, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLC 2397436U926295/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLC2397436Oct 13, 2023Jun 16, 20267AL
CARIBMAR FORWARDING CO INC239743Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231FL
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.
U926295TN2SOUTHERN CROSS TRUCKING LLCOct 13, 2023Jun 16, 20267
U926295TNCARIBMAR FORWARDING CO INCDec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026