Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0627KW152857 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
38 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenJun 21, 2023
US
Last seenAug 31, 2026
US
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 38 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
1GRAA0627KW152857
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
152857

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
1989

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 · Jun 21, 2023 – Aug 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 31, 2026USV · Vehicle-only6OOSPRABH EXPRESS INC 30033854WY7091/CA
Aug 10, 2026MAII · Walk-around3PRABH EXPRESS INC 30033854WY7091/CA
Jul 17, 2026CAI · Full12OOSPRABH EXPRESS INC 30033854WY7091/CA
Jun 12, 2026NVIII · Driver-only0PRABH EXPRESS INC 30033854WY7091/CA
Jun 3, 2026CAI · Full3PRABH EXPRESS INC 30033854WY7091/CA
Feb 27, 2026NVIII · Driver-only0PRABH EXPRESS INC 30033854WY7091/CA
May 15, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1PRABH EXPRESS INC 3003385DB53418/UT
Jun 21, 2023USI · Full1JAMES H CLARK & SON INC 45262TK9560/ID
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PRABH EXPRESS INC3003385May 15, 2025Aug 31, 20267CA
JAMES H CLARK & SON INC45262Jun 21, 2023Jun 21, 20231UT
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.
4WY7091CA2PRABH EXPRESS INCFeb 27, 2026Aug 31, 20266
DB53418UTPRABH EXPRESS INCMay 15, 2025May 15, 20251
TK9560IDJAMES H CLARK & SON INCJun 21, 2023Jun 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026