Roadside Inspection 78735541

Roadside inspection on May 24, 2023 in California • Carrier: JOEL FEDERICO MOLINA (USDOT 1732303) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
3
38% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78735541
Date:
May 24, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAPEVINE
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP64827 (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 27.

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
8
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at GRAPEVINE
8
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 211 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
8
7 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9XXHD363723 CA YP64827 PETERBILT 579 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A277R016972 CA 4PG9506 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2007

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
78711629 May 19, 2023 CA L2 GCVEF 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88235556 Jun 23, 2026 AZ L2 1XPBDP9XXHD363723 OOS
88058020 Jun 5, 2026 CA L3 1RNF48A277R016972
88035084 Jun 3, 2026 CA L1 1RNF48A277R016972 OOS
82984776 Oct 17, 2024 AZ L2 1RNF48A277R016972
82984776 Oct 17, 2024 AZ L2 1XPBDP9XXHD363723
82862012 Oct 7, 2024 CA L2 1XPBDP9XXHD363723 OOS
81857802 Jun 10, 2024 CA L5 1XPBDP9XXHD363723
81857802 Jun 10, 2024 CA L5 1RNF48A277R016972

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