Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0627GJ655260 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under3
38 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJun 21, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 21, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 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
1GRAP0627GJ655260
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 21, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
655260

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
2016

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 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2026CAI · Full3BEST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 21521225480306/ME
Aug 21, 2026CAI · Full3BEST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 21521225480306/ME
Jun 26, 2023TXI · Full12OOSGILBERTO CARRANZA GOMEZ 7868402561004/ME
Jun 21, 2023TXI · Full3TRANSPORTADORA NORTE DE CHIHUAHUA S A DE C V 7111252561004/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BEST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC2152122Aug 21, 2026Aug 21, 20262TX
GILBERTO CARRANZA GOMEZ786840Jun 26, 2023Jun 26, 20231CI
TRANSPORTADORA NORTE DE CHIHUAHUA S A DE C V711125Jun 21, 2023Jun 21, 20231CI
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.
5480306ME2BEST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 21, 2026Aug 21, 20262
2561004MEGILBERTO CARRANZA GOMEZJun 26, 2023Jun 26, 20231
2561004METRANSPORTADORA NORTE DE CHIHUAHUA S A DE C VJun 21, 2023Jun 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 21, 2026