Roadside Inspection 78710977

Roadside inspection on May 16, 2023 in California • Carrier: DELANO JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL (USDOT 2621508) • 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 #:
78710977
Date:
May 16, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DELANO
Vehicle:
BLUE BIRD All American / All Canada SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
1527317 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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 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

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1BABNB6A7JF341801 CA 1527317 BLUE BIRD All American / All Canada 2018

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209(e) Power steering violations 6 Vehicle Maintenance
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
78801754 May 22, 2023 CA L5 DELANO 1
78801753 May 22, 2023 CA L5 DELANO 2 OOS
78801752 May 22, 2023 CA L5 DELANO 1
78801727 May 22, 2023 CA L5 DELANO 3
78801726 May 22, 2023 CA L5 DELANO 1
78801725 May 22, 2023 CA L5 DELANO 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87386639 Mar 16, 2026 CA L5 1BABNB6A7JF341801
84816817 May 21, 2025 CA L5 1BABNB6A7JF341801
84122145 Mar 11, 2025 CA L5 1BABNB6A7JF341801
81787600 May 20, 2024 CA L5 1BABNB6A7JF341801
80969476 Feb 7, 2024 CA L5 1BABNB6A7JF341801

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Recent activity at DELANO

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87386843 Mar 16, 2026 DELANO JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL 0