Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM96296H700814 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenOct 20, 2023
OK
Last seenMar 6, 2025
NE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
1GRDM96296H700814
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2006
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
700814

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
2006

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 20, 2023 – Mar 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 6, 2025NEIII · Driver-only2OOSLA CHINA TRANSPORT LLC 3897506208B492/TX
Oct 22, 2024TXII · Walk-around9OOSCENTRAL TEXAS HAULERS LLC 4154252208B492/TX
Oct 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around2OOSOCHOA HAULING LLC 3834384208B492/TX
Oct 20, 2023OKI · Full6OCHOA HAULING LLC 3834384208B492/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LA CHINA TRANSPORT LLC3897506Mar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251TX
CENTRAL TEXAS HAULERS LLC4154252Oct 22, 2024Oct 22, 20241TX
OCHOA HAULING LLC3834384Oct 20, 2023Oct 10, 20242TX
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.
208B492TXLA CHINA TRANSPORT LLCMar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251
208B492TXCENTRAL TEXAS HAULERS LLCOct 22, 2024Oct 22, 20241
208B492TX2OCHOA HAULING LLCOct 20, 2023Oct 10, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026