Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1986 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0624GT609874 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under3
11 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 3
First seenDec 9, 2024
CA
Last seenNov 24, 2025
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 11 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
1GRAP0624GT609874
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1986
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 20, 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
AP062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
609874

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 · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Champion (dry van)

Sourced label · prefix basis 10,816 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
1986

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 · Dec 9, 2024 – Nov 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 24, 2025TNI · Full1OOSMAX EXPRESS INC 2302632P434054/IN
Oct 12, 2025ARII · Walk-around3OOSUZ SAM TRANS INC 3136936P434054/IN
Dec 9, 2024CAI · Full1OOSKNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC 428823P434054/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAX EXPRESS INC2302632Nov 24, 2025Nov 24, 20251TN
UZ SAM TRANS INC3136936Oct 12, 2025Oct 12, 20251PA
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC428823Dec 9, 2024Dec 9, 20241AZ
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.
P434054INMAX EXPRESS INCNov 24, 2025Nov 24, 20251
P434054INUZ SAM TRANS INCOct 12, 2025Oct 12, 20251
P434054INKNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INCDec 9, 2024Dec 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 20, 2026