Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1988 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0625JK280549 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenOct 17, 2023
IL
Last seenAug 26, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1GRAP0625JK280549
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1988
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
280549

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
1988

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 · Oct 17, 2023 – Aug 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ARMADA FREIGHT INC 3632283714287ST/IL
Jun 30, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1ARMADA FREIGHT INC 3632283714287ST/IL
Jun 30, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1ARMADA FREIGHT INC 3632283714287ST/IL
Jan 15, 2026INIII · Driver-only2ARMADA FREIGHT INC 3632283714287ST/IL
Jan 12, 2026KSII · Walk-around2OOSARMADA FREIGHT INC 3632283714287/IL
Jul 5, 2024GAIII · Driver-only11ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INC 3126762714287ST/IL
May 17, 2024INIII · Driver-only11ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INC 3126762714287ST/IL
Mar 1, 2024TNIII · Driver-only21ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INC 3126762714287ST/IL
Oct 17, 2023ILIII · Driver-only11ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INC 3126762714287ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARMADA FREIGHT INC3632283Jan 12, 2026Aug 26, 20265IL
1ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INC3126762Oct 17, 2023Jul 5, 20244IL
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.
714287STIL2ARMADA FREIGHT INCJan 15, 2026Aug 26, 20264
714287ILARMADA FREIGHT INCJan 12, 2026Jan 12, 20261
714287STIL1ST PLATINUM FREIGHT INCOct 17, 2023Jul 5, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026