Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kerr-Bilt KERR-BILT TRAILERS

1J9GC402XPB253313 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenJul 10, 2023
MD
Last seenMay 6, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1J9GC402XPB253313
Make
Kerr-Bilt
Model
KERR-BILT TRAILERS
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
GC402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
253313

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 · 100 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
KERR-BILT TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 100 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
2023

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 · Jul 10, 2023 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1OOSMODUGO LLC 41411965405170/ME
Dec 19, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0MODUGO LLC 41411965475170/ME
Nov 19, 2025PAI · Full3MODUGO LLC 41411965475170/ME
Feb 25, 2025PAIII · Driver-only1MODUGO LLC 41411965249239/ME
Oct 29, 2024NCI · Full0MODUGO LLC 4141196524-9239/PA
Oct 16, 2024NCI · Full0MODUGO LLC 41411965249239/ME
Jul 25, 2024MDII · Walk-around0JL EXPRESS LLC 37253545249239/MD
Dec 8, 2023MDI · Full0JL EXPRESS LLC 37253545249239/ME
Sep 14, 2023MDI · Full0JL EXPRESS LLC 37253545249239/ME
Jul 28, 2023VAIII · Driver-only0JL EXPRESS LLC 37253545249239/ME
Jul 18, 2023PAI · Full0JL EXPRESS LLC 37253545249239/ME
Jul 10, 2023MDII · Walk-around2JL EXPRESS LLC 37253545249239/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MODUGO LLC4141196Oct 16, 2024May 6, 20266MI
JL EXPRESS LLC3725354Jul 10, 2023Jul 25, 20246MD
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.
5405170MEMODUGO LLCMay 6, 2026May 6, 20261
5475170MEMODUGO LLCNov 19, 2025Dec 19, 20252
5249239MEMODUGO LLCOct 16, 2024Feb 25, 20252
524-9239PAMODUGO LLCOct 29, 2024Oct 29, 20241
5249239MDJL EXPRESS LLCJul 25, 2024Jul 25, 20241
5249239MEJL EXPRESS LLCJul 10, 2023Dec 8, 20235
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026