Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1986 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0627GK257414 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenSep 7, 2023
PA
Last seenJan 7, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
1GRAA0627GK257414
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1986
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
AA062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
257414

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 · 24,927 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 24,927 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 24,927 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
1986

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 · Sep 7, 2023 – Jan 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 7, 2026NJII · Walk-around5OOSMATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 472385M88TAG/NJ
May 16, 2025NJIII · Driver-only0MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 472385M88TAG/NJ
Mar 24, 2025NJII · Walk-around6MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC 472385M88TAG/NJ
Sep 17, 2024NYII · Walk-around6OOSYNDA TRANSPORT LLC 4180445M88TAG/NJ
Sep 7, 2023PAII · Walk-around6OOSHM STARS TRANSPORTATION LLC 4030745M88TAG/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC472385Mar 24, 2025Jan 7, 20263NJ
YNDA TRANSPORT LLC4180445Sep 17, 2024Sep 17, 20241NJ
HM STARS TRANSPORTATION LLC4030745Sep 7, 2023Sep 7, 20231PA
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.
M88TAGNJMATTHEWS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INCMar 24, 2025Jan 7, 20263
M88TAGNJYNDA TRANSPORT LLCSep 17, 2024Sep 17, 20241
M88TAGNJHM STARS TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 7, 2023Sep 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026