Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Great Dane Trailers

1GRDM96271M040806 · Trailer · TRAILER
Freedom
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenJul 18, 2023
MI
Last seenJul 16, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
1GRDM96271M040806
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
2001
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 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
DM962

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
040806

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
2001

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 · Jul 18, 2023 – Jul 16, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2024TXIII · Driver-only3JIPA LOGISTICS LLC 308871013W497V/TX
Jul 18, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1FED TRANSPORT CORP 25506235172105/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JIPA LOGISTICS LLC3088710Jul 16, 2024Jul 16, 20241TX
FED TRANSPORT CORP2550623Jul 18, 2023Jul 18, 20231TX
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.
13W497VTXJIPA LOGISTICS LLCJul 16, 2024Jul 16, 20241
5172105MEFED TRANSPORT CORPJul 18, 2023Jul 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 22, 2026