Roadside Inspection 78524486

Roadside inspection on May 3, 2023 in California • Carrier: NORTH VALLEY FLEET SERVICES INC (USDOT 2808228) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78524486
Date:
May 3, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CAL EXPO
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MA035 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
86979A1 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, 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
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at CAL EXPO
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 90 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
3
2 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 393.45 (Brake tubing and hose adequacy, severity weight 4). (393.45)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTMKAZN3BH336443 CA 86979A1 INTERNATIONAL MA035 2011

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance

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
78989258 Jun 21, 2023 CA L1 TRUCKEE AREA OFFICE 0
78989256 Jun 21, 2023 CA L1 TRUCKEE AREA OFFICE 0
78989255 Jun 21, 2023 CA L1 TRUCKEE AREA OFFICE 0
78989222 Jun 21, 2023 CA L1 TRUCKEE AREA OFFICE 1
78952307 Jun 21, 2023 CA L1 TRUCKEE AREA OFFICE 0
78952306 Jun 21, 2023 CA L1 TRUCKEE AREA OFFICE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86074310 Oct 16, 2025 CA L2 1HTMKAZN3BH336443
84868036 Jun 4, 2025 CA L3 1HTMKAZN3BH336443
84607415 May 7, 2025 CA L1 1HTMKAZN3BH336443
84172706 Mar 19, 2025 CA L1 1HTMKAZN3BH336443
84150294 Mar 13, 2025 CA L2 1HTMKAZN3BH336443
81752993 May 30, 2024 CA L1 1HTMKAZN3BH336443
80258523 Nov 27, 2023 CA L1 1HTMKAZN3BH336443

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