Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM96208H708481 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenApr 27, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 1, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRDM96208H708481
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
DM962

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
708481

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 · 3,507 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 3,507 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Freedom

Sourced label · prefix basis 3,507 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
2008

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 · Apr 27, 2024 – Aug 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 3300200010B311/TX
Feb 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 3300200010B311/TX
Dec 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around5ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 3300200010B311/TX
Nov 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around2ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 3300200010B311/TX
Aug 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around4ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 330020058P286N/TX
Dec 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 3300200010B311/TX
May 30, 2024TXII · Walk-around2ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 3300200010B311/TX
Apr 27, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC 3300200010B311/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLC3300200Apr 27, 2024Aug 1, 20268TX
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.
010B311TX2ELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLCApr 27, 2024Aug 1, 20267
58P286NTXELITE FREIGHTWAYS LLCAug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026