Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM9620WM005404 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenJan 24, 2025
SC
Last seenMay 26, 2026
SC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
1GRDM9620WM005404
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1998
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
005404

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
1998

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 · Jan 24, 2025 – May 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 26, 2026SCIII · Driver-only0SWEENEY EXPRESS LLC 3057876PV70596/SC
Jan 28, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1EDGE TRUCKING LLC 902626PV70596/SC
Jan 16, 2026NCII · Walk-around3OOSEDGE TRUCKING LLC 902626PV70596/SC
Jun 16, 2025SCII · Walk-around3OOSBAR TRUCKING LLC 3325574PV70596/SC
Jan 24, 2025SCII · Walk-around1OOSEDGE TRUCKING LLC 902626PV70596/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SWEENEY EXPRESS LLC3057876May 26, 2026May 26, 20261SC
EDGE TRUCKING LLC902626Jan 24, 2025Jan 28, 20263SC
BAR TRUCKING LLC3325574Jun 16, 2025Jun 16, 20251SC
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.
PV70596SCSWEENEY EXPRESS LLCMay 26, 2026May 26, 20261
PV70596SCEDGE TRUCKING LLCJan 24, 2025Jan 28, 20263
PV70596SCBAR TRUCKING LLCJun 16, 2025Jun 16, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026