Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kerr-Bilt

1J9GF4021GB253692 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenAug 28, 2024
WA
Last seenJun 27, 2025
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1J9GF4021GB253692
Make
Kerr-Bilt
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Not decoded
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
GF402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
253692

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 · 105 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
KERR-BILT TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 105 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KERR-BILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 – Jun 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 27, 2025WAI · Full3OOSHELL DOG TRANSPORT LLC 391223796594AK/WA
Dec 3, 2024WAI · Full1OOSHELL DOG TRANSPORT LLC 391223796594AK/WA
Aug 28, 2024WAI · Full1MOBILE STORAGE UNITS INC 10871857144ZU/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HELL DOG TRANSPORT LLC3912237Dec 3, 2024Jun 27, 20252WA
MOBILE STORAGE UNITS INC1087185Aug 28, 2024Aug 28, 20241WA
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.
96594AKWAHELL DOG TRANSPORT LLCDec 3, 2024Jun 27, 20252
7144ZUWAMOBILE STORAGE UNITS INCAug 28, 2024Aug 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 21, 2026