Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM96216M701396 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 7, 2023
TN
Last seenAug 7, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
1GRDM96216M701396
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2006
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
DM962

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
701396

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 · 3,507 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 3,507 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,507 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
2006

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 – Aug 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 7, 2026TNIII · Driver-only3OOSGOLDEN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 3684791698490T/TN
Dec 8, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0GOLDEN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC 3684791698490T/TN
Feb 15, 2024TNI · Full5OOSPARTHENON TUBE INC 3233086013287T/TN
Jan 11, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0PARTHENON TUBE INC 3233086013287T/UK
Nov 9, 2023TNIII · Driver-only0PARTHENON TUBE INC 3233086013287T/TN
Aug 7, 2023TNI · Full0PARTHENON TUBE INC 32330860132877/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDEN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC3684791Dec 8, 2025Aug 7, 20262TN
PARTHENON TUBE INC3233086Aug 7, 2023Feb 15, 20244TN
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.
698490TTN2GOLDEN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 8, 2025Aug 7, 20262
013287TTNPARTHENON TUBE INCNov 9, 2023Feb 15, 20242
013287TUKPARTHENON TUBE INCJan 11, 2024Jan 11, 20241
0132877TNPARTHENON TUBE INCAug 7, 2023Aug 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026