Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Kerr-Bilt KERR-BILT TRAILERS

1J9GF402XHB253840 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 26, 2023
CT
Last seenOct 7, 2025
PA
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
1J9GF402XHB253840
Make
Kerr-Bilt
Model
KERR-BILT TRAILERS
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
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
253840

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
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 · Sep 26, 2023 – Oct 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 7, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2OOSHERCULES TRANSPORTATION LLC 3612637G33TCH/NJ
Sep 17, 2024PAI · Full0TW CONSTRUCTION INC 2489902PT387S1/PA
Nov 3, 2023PAIII · Driver-only1TW CONSTRUCTION INC 2489902PT672E3/PA
Sep 26, 2023CTII · Walk-around1TW CONSTRUCTION INC 2489902PT672E3/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HERCULES TRANSPORTATION LLC3612637Oct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251NJ
TW CONSTRUCTION INC2489902Sep 26, 2023Sep 17, 20243PA
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.
G33TCHNJHERCULES TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 7, 2025Oct 7, 20251
PT387S1PATW CONSTRUCTION INCSep 17, 2024Sep 17, 20241
PT672E3PATW CONSTRUCTION INCSep 26, 2023Nov 3, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026