Roadside Inspection 78482382

Roadside inspection on Apr 21, 2023 in California • Carrier: ELVIS F RODRIGUEZ ROMERO (USDOT 3257492) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78482382
Date:
Apr 21, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OTAY MESA IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9F98627 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 1 median in California
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at OTAY MESA IF
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 812 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 396.5(a) (Failing to ensure that vehicle is properly lubricated, severity weight 3). (396.5(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDR7CSBA3653 CA 9F98627 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS25344U094706 CA 4KU2411 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2004

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5(a) Failing to ensure that vehicle is properly lubricated 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
78765880 May 29, 2023 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 2
78577557 May 5, 2023 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 1
78432223 Apr 23, 2023 CA L2 SAN ONOFRE IF 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88765310 Aug 21, 2026 CA L3 1UYVS25344U094706 OOS
86869666 Jan 21, 2026 CA L1 1UYVS25344U094706 OOS
86868530 Jan 21, 2026 CA L1 1UYVS25344U094706
80970580 Feb 26, 2024 CA L1 1UYVS25344U094706
79890049 Oct 5, 2023 CA L1 1UYVS25344U094706 OOS
79890049 Oct 5, 2023 CA L1 1FUJGLDR7CSBA3653 OOS
79030773 Jun 28, 2023 CA L1 1UYVS25344U094706
79030773 Jun 28, 2023 CA L1 1FUJGLDR7CSBA3653

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