Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1989 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAA0629KW159115 · Trailer · TRAILER
Everest (reefer)
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 4, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 7, 2025
MN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
1GRAA0629KW159115
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1989
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
159115

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 · Sep 4, 2023 – Jul 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2025MNIII · Driver-only2SMITH TRUCKING INC 54488STB4406/MN
Feb 24, 2025NCI · Full0PERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 2701508455STU/MN
Nov 30, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0SMITH TRUCKING INC 54488STB4406/MN
Sep 4, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1SMITH TRUCKING INC 54488STB4406/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMITH TRUCKING INC54488Sep 4, 2023Jul 7, 20253MN
PERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION LLC270150Feb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251VA
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.
STB4406MNSMITH TRUCKING INCSep 4, 2023Jul 7, 20253
8455STUMNPERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 24, 2025Feb 24, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026