Crash Record MN0210490274

FMCSA crash record in BROOKLYN PARK on Feb 18, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable Bus

What happened

On February 18, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota. The vehicle was operated by NORTHSTAR BUS LINES LLC (USDOT 2918561). Recorded conditions: 1 / 4 / 6 pavement. Reported by NORTHSTAR BUS LINES LLC, FMCSA reference MN0210490274.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 7 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 64 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

NORTHSTAR BUS LINES LLC

Vehicle Type

Bus

Severity

Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

1 fatal · 1 injury

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

6.8

14 crashes · 205 units

Days since prior carrier crash

Last on Feb 8, 2021

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 26,680 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota, 64 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light: 1
Weather: 4
Road surface: 6

Conditions are mixed. The data does not assign causation; this section reports only what was recorded by the responding officer.

Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:: MN0210490274
Date:: Feb 18, 2021
Time:: 0705
State:: Minnesota
City:: BROOKLYN PARK
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 2
Carrier (USDOT):: NORTHSTAR BUS LINES LLC (2918561)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
1	4	2	4DRBUAAP89B673727	BY88822 (MN)	NORTHSTAR BUS LINES LLC	3	No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record	Date	State	Severity	Injuries
cmq4psc5p001zpb360rzgxu0e	Jun 3, 2026	MN	Tow-Away	0
cmp7tluda0001nu0x3qfya0w9	May 12, 2026	MN	Injury	1
cmogoa8ax000dnvt88oiioyvk	Apr 23, 2026	MN	Injury	1
cr_5092260	Jan 22, 2026	MN	Injury	1
cr_5087435	Jan 7, 2026	MN	Injury	1
cr_5076152	Dec 18, 2025	MN	Tow-Away	0
cr_5025013	Sep 9, 2025	MN	Injury	2
cr_5021411	Sep 2, 2025	MN	Injury	2
cr_4927921	Apr 17, 2025	MN	Tow-Away	0
cr_4907320	Mar 11, 2025	MN	Tow-Away	0

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Vehicle

2009 IC BUS PB105

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Carrier

NORTHSTAR BUS LINES LLC

USDOT 2918561 · 52 crashes · 53 inspections

Vehicle

VIN: 4DRBUAAP89B673727

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State

Crashes in Minnesota

Statewide crash records.

Agency

NORTHSTAR BUS LINES LLC

Crashes reported by this law-enforcement agency.

City

Crashes in BROOKLYN PARK, MN

All crashes on file for this city.

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