Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM8422GH728744 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenFeb 6, 2024
MD
Last seenJun 9, 2026
MD
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRDM8422GH728744
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
DM842

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
728744

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 · 32 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 32 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 32 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 6, 2024 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026MDI · Full1OOSVIMCO INC 176228PT1974Z/PA
Apr 27, 2026MDII · Walk-around0VIMCO INC 176228PT1974Z/PA
Mar 6, 2026MDII · Walk-around1VIMCO INC 176228PT1974Z/PA
Nov 3, 2025MDIII · Driver-only0VIMCO INC 176228PT1974Z/PA
May 15, 2025MDI · Full1VIMCO INC 176228PT1974Z/PA
Jan 14, 2025MDII · Walk-around0VIMCO INC 176228PT1974Z/PA
Nov 7, 2024MDII · Walk-around0VIMCO INC 176228PT1974Z/PA
Mar 5, 2024MDII · Walk-around3OOSVIMCO INC 176228PT1974Z/PA
Feb 29, 2024MDIII · Driver-only0VIMCO INC 176228PT1974Z/PA
Feb 22, 2024MDII · Walk-around1VIMCO INC 176228PT1974Z/PA
Feb 6, 2024MDI · Full3OOSVIMCO INC 176228PT1974Z/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VIMCO INC176228Feb 6, 2024Jun 9, 202611PA
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.
PT1974ZPAVIMCO INCFeb 6, 2024Jun 9, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026