Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1986 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP062XGK255137 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenApr 10, 2024
NM
Last seenAug 17, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 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
1GRAP062XGK255137
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1986
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
255137

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
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 · Apr 10, 2024 – Aug 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 17, 2026MOII · Walk-around1ENTALENT TRANSPORTATION LLC 35771434SU1854/CA
Aug 5, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0ENTALENT TRANSPORTATION LLC 35771434SU1854/CA
Aug 5, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0ENTALENT TRANSPORTATION LLC 35771434SU1854/CA
Aug 5, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0ENTALENT TRANSPORTATION LLC 35771434SU1854/CA
Jul 25, 2026MOIII · Driver-only3OOSENTALENT TRANSPORTATION LLC 35771434SU1854/CA
Jul 13, 2026KSIII · Driver-only0ENTALENT TRANSPORTATION LLC 35771434SU1854/CA
Jul 26, 2025KSII · Walk-around0WJ EXPRESS INC 32873034SU1854/CA
Dec 5, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0WJ EXPRESS INC 32873034SU1854/CA
Sep 11, 2024ARI · Full0WJ EXPRESS INC 32873034SU1854/CA
Jun 24, 2024CAI · Full0WJ EXPRESS INC 32873034SU1854/CA
Apr 10, 2024NMII · Walk-around0WJ EXPRESS INC 32873034SU1854/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ENTALENT TRANSPORTATION LLC3577143Jul 13, 2026Aug 17, 20266CA
WJ EXPRESS INC3287303Apr 10, 2024Jul 26, 20255CA
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.
4SU1854CA2ENTALENT TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 13, 2026Aug 17, 20266
4SU1854CAWJ EXPRESS INCApr 10, 2024Jul 26, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026