Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Kerr-Bilt KERR-BILT TRAILERS

1J9GF4020LB253547 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJan 19, 2024
TX
Last seenFeb 24, 2026
CO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
1J9GF4020LB253547
Make
Kerr-Bilt
Model
KERR-BILT TRAILERS
Model year
2020
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
GF402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
253547

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
2020

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 · Jan 19, 2024 – Feb 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 24, 2026COIII · Driver-only1KBRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 3492191BB19KC/FL
Feb 21, 2025TXI · Full15OOSKBRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 3492191BB19KC/FL
Jan 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around11OOSDOUGLAS EXPRESS FREIGHT LLC 3059087BB19KC/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KBRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC3492191Feb 21, 2025Feb 24, 20262TX
DOUGLAS EXPRESS FREIGHT LLC3059087Jan 19, 2024Jan 19, 20241TX
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.
BB19KCFLKBRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCFeb 21, 2025Feb 24, 20262
BB19KCFLDOUGLAS EXPRESS FREIGHT LLCJan 19, 2024Jan 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 21, 2026