Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA06244J604098 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMar 23, 2024
NC
Last seenJun 18, 2024
NC
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
1GRAA06244J604098
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
AA062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
604098

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 · 24,927 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 24,927 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Everest (reefer)

Sourced label · prefix basis 24,927 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
2004

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 23, 2024 – Jun 18, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 18, 2024NCII · Walk-around0HOWELL LOGISTICS LLC 3577988TL96963/SC
May 16, 2024SCI · Full9OOSCOLBY ENTERPRISES LLC 2522026TL96963/SC
Mar 23, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0COLBY ENTERPRISES LLC 2522026TL96963/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOWELL LOGISTICS LLC3577988Jun 18, 2024Jun 18, 20241SC
COLBY ENTERPRISES LLC2522026Mar 23, 2024May 16, 20242NC
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
TL96963SCHOWELL LOGISTICS LLCJun 18, 2024Jun 18, 20241
TL96963SCCOLBY ENTERPRISES LLCMar 23, 2024May 16, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026