Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM962XWM003918 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under4
21 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenNov 22, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 18, 2025
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 21 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
1GRDM962XWM003918
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
003918

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
1998

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 · Nov 22, 2023 – Aug 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around3VICTORIA EXPRESS FREIGHT S DE RL DE CV 4052907Y91314/TX
Jul 30, 2025USI · Full2VICTORIA EXPRESS FREIGHT S DE RL DE CV 4052907Y91314/TX
Jul 29, 2025USIII · Driver-only1VICTORIA EXPRESS FREIGHT S DE RL DE CV 4052907Y91314/TX
Jul 23, 2025USI · Full4VICTORIA EXPRESS FREIGHT S DE RL DE CV 4052907Y91314/TX
Jul 11, 2025USI · Full14OOSVICTORIA EXPRESS FREIGHT S DE RL DE CV 4052907Y91314/TX
Jun 3, 2025TXI · Full6VICTORIA EXPRESS FREIGHT S DE RL DE CV 4052907Y91314/TX
Jun 7, 2024USI · Full7OOSSERVICIOS DE FLETES Y MANIOBRAS S DE RL DE CV 2827530Y91314/TX
May 14, 2024TXI · Full5OOSMIGUEL RIOS RANGEL 2421684Y91314/TX
Nov 22, 2023TXII · Walk-around3JESUS MANUEL DUARTE 606698Y91314/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VICTORIA EXPRESS FREIGHT S DE RL DE CV4052907Jun 3, 2025Aug 18, 20256CI
SERVICIOS DE FLETES Y MANIOBRAS S DE RL DE CV2827530Jun 7, 2024Jun 7, 20241CI
MIGUEL RIOS RANGEL2421684May 14, 2024May 14, 20241CI
JESUS MANUEL DUARTE606698Nov 22, 2023Nov 22, 20231CI
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.
Y91314TXVICTORIA EXPRESS FREIGHT S DE RL DE CVJun 3, 2025Aug 18, 20256
Y91314TXSERVICIOS DE FLETES Y MANIOBRAS S DE RL DE CVJun 7, 2024Jun 7, 20241
Y91314TX2MIGUEL RIOS RANGELMay 14, 2024May 14, 20241
Y91314TXJESUS MANUEL DUARTENov 22, 2023Nov 22, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026