Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA00209B704953 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
4 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenAug 18, 2023
CA
Last seenDec 28, 2023
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 4 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
1GRAA00209B704953
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2009
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
AA002

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
704953

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 · 108 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 108 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 108 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
2009

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 18, 2023 – Dec 28, 2023

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 28, 2023CAI · Full0FONSECA TRANS LLC 37007084KY8745/CA
Aug 18, 2023CAII · Walk-around3OOSMENDOZA TRANS INC 31925524KY8745/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FONSECA TRANS LLC3700708Dec 28, 2023Dec 28, 20231CA
MENDOZA TRANS INC3192552Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231CA
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.
4KY8745CAFONSECA TRANS LLCDec 28, 2023Dec 28, 20231
4KY8745CAMENDOZA TRANS INCAug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 18, 2026