Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9628KH135241 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJun 28, 2023
IN
Last seenJul 20, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
1GRDM9628KH135241
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
135241

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 · Jun 28, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026AZII · Walk-around3AIJ FREIGHT LLC 3912481227C993/TX
Jun 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around11AIJ FREIGHT LLC 3912481227C993/TX
Jul 25, 2025COIII · Driver-only0AIJ FREIGHT LLC 3912481227C993/TX
Jun 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSAIJ FREIGHT LLC 3912481227C993/TX
Dec 10, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1AIJ FREIGHT LLC 3912481227C993/TX
Sep 28, 2024SDIII · Driver-only1AIJ FREIGHT LLC 39124812237C993/TX
Mar 15, 2024MTII · Walk-around3OOSAIJ FREIGHT LLC 3912481227C993/TX
Jun 28, 2023INIII · Driver-only2MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 154712UB52217/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AIJ FREIGHT LLC3912481Mar 15, 2024Jul 20, 20267TX
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC154712Jun 28, 2023Jun 28, 20231KY
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.
227C993TX2AIJ FREIGHT LLCMar 15, 2024Jul 20, 20266
2237C993TXAIJ FREIGHT LLCSep 28, 2024Sep 28, 20241
UB52217TNMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INCJun 28, 2023Jun 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026