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Roadside Inspection 78709936

Roadside inspection on May 11, 2023 in California • Carrier: MISSION SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2721165) • Vehicle: BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78709936
Date:
May 11, 2023
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
201 W. SOTELLO ST.
Vehicle:
BLUE BIRD BB Conventional SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
8FLL547 (CA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 5 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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.33 violations per inspection across 40 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 48,563 Level 5 inspections in California during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 65,202 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.4%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
78%
40 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
32
8 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
40
13 violations · 0 OOS · 0.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
40
13 violations · 0 OOS · 0.33 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1BAKBCBA5KF356108 CA 8FLL547 BLUE BIRD BB Conventional 1989 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 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
79090346 Jun 29, 2023 CA L5 — 2 —
79090345 Jun 29, 2023 CA L5 — 0 —
79090344 Jun 29, 2023 CA L5 — 0 —
79090341 Jun 29, 2023 CA L5 — 1 —
79090324 Jun 29, 2023 CA L5 — 1 —
79090323 Jun 29, 2023 CA L5 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89017596 Sep 16, 2026 CA L5 1BAKBCBA5KF356108 —
87345772 Mar 19, 2026 CA L5 1BAKBCBA5KF356108 —
84628745 May 8, 2025 CA L5 1BAKBCBA5KF356108 —
81476003 Apr 22, 2024 CA L5 1BAKBCBA5KF356108 —

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