Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1986 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP0627GT609884 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenFeb 25, 2024
UT
Last seenAug 21, 2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1GRAP0627GT609884
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1986
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 20, 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
609884

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.

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 · Feb 25, 2024 – Aug 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 21, 2025CAI · Full0—KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC 428823P434064/IN
Jun 17, 2024NMII · Walk-around0—BAK EXPRESS LLC 3942441P434064/IN
Feb 25, 2024UTIII · Driver-only2OOSKNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC 428823P434064/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC428823Feb 25, 2024Aug 21, 20252AZ
BAK EXPRESS LLC3942441Jun 17, 2024Jun 17, 20241AZ
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.
P434064IN—KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INCFeb 25, 2024 → Aug 21, 20252
P434064IN—BAK EXPRESS LLCJun 17, 2024 → Jun 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 20, 2026