Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9621DH718205 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMar 1, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 20, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
1GRDM9621DH718205
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2013
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
DM962

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
718205

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
2013

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 · Mar 1, 2024 – May 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around1BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693Z25238/TX
May 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around1BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693Z25238/TX
Mar 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSABELARDO SOTO 2844506Z25238/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC92693May 13, 2025May 20, 20252GA
ABELARDO SOTO2844506Mar 1, 2024Mar 1, 20241TX
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.
Z25238TXBENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLCMay 13, 2025May 20, 20252
Z25238TXABELARDO SOTOMar 1, 2024Mar 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 20, 2026