Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP062XGJ654426 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 7, 2023
MI
Last seenOct 8, 2025
AZ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
1GRAP062XGJ654426
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 20, 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
AP062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
654426

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 · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Champion (dry van)

Sourced label · prefix basis 10,816 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
2016

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 · Aug 7, 2023 – Oct 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 8, 2025AZII · Walk-around1HBA EXPRESS 3926263U623134/TN
Oct 15, 2024INII · Walk-around2RUNWAY EXPRESS LLC 3455379U623134/TN
Aug 7, 2023MIII · Walk-around0DAKOTA LINES INC 286930U623134/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HBA EXPRESS3926263Oct 8, 2025Oct 8, 20251CA
RUNWAY EXPRESS LLC3455379Oct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241OH
DAKOTA LINES INC286930Aug 7, 2023Aug 7, 20231SD
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.
U623134TNHBA EXPRESSOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 20251
U623134TNRUNWAY EXPRESS LLCOct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241
U623134TNDAKOTA LINES INCAug 7, 2023Aug 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 20, 2026