Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Great Dane Trailers

1GR4M9627MH304278 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenApr 10, 2024
MT
Last seenJul 9, 2024
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 3 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
1GR4M9627MH304278
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 18, 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
4M962

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
304278

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 · 1,834 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 1,834 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,834 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
2021

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 – Jul 9, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2024MII · Full1OOSDAN VAN HECKE 260900818084P/SD
Apr 10, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0COLMAN TRANSPORTATION INC 181656318084P/SD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAN VAN HECKE2609008Jul 9, 2024Jul 9, 20241SD
COLMAN TRANSPORTATION INC1816563Apr 10, 2024Apr 10, 20241SD
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.
18084PSDDAN VAN HECKEJul 9, 2024Jul 9, 20241
18084PSDCOLMAN TRANSPORTATION INCApr 10, 2024Apr 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 18, 2026