Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kerr-Bilt KERR-BILT TRAILERS

1J9GF242XHB253867 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 5
First seenAug 28, 2024
OK
Last seenJul 15, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1J9GF242XHB253867
Make
Kerr-Bilt
Model
KERR-BILT TRAILERS
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
1J9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
GF242

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
253867

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
KERR-BILT

Prefix basis · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
KERR-BILT TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KERR-BILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
KERR-BILT 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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 28, 2024 – Jul 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 15, 2026TXI · Full8OOSJ L BROWN LLC 3027774283044N/TX
Jul 15, 2026TXI · Full8OOSJ L BROWN LLC 3027774283044N/TX
Jul 15, 2026TXI · Full8OOSJ L BROWN LLC 3027774283044N/TX
Feb 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSJ L BROWN LLC 3027774283044N/TX
Aug 28, 2024OKI · Full4OOSJ L BROWN LLC 30277748155575/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J L BROWN LLC3027774Aug 28, 2024Jul 15, 20265TX
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.
283044NTX2J L BROWN LLCFeb 6, 2026Jul 15, 20264
8155575TXJ L BROWN LLCAug 28, 2024Aug 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 21, 2026