Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM902XVM016109 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenAug 28, 2023
SC
Last seenMar 11, 2026
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
1GRDM902XVM016109
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1997
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 22, 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
DM902

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
016109

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 · 351 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 351 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 351 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
1997

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 28, 2023 – Mar 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2026SCII · Walk-around9OOSSOUTH PINE HARVEST LLC 397645121100PT/SC
Aug 28, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1NIMMER TURF & TREE FARM INC 38518121100PT/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTH PINE HARVEST LLC3976451Mar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261SC
NIMMER TURF & TREE FARM INC385181Aug 28, 2023Aug 28, 20231SC
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.
21100PTSCSOUTH PINE HARVEST LLCMar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261
21100PTSCNIMMER TURF & TREE FARM INCAug 28, 2023Aug 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 22, 2026