Roadside Inspection 79190850

Roadside inspection on Jul 18, 2023 in California • Carrier: SMOOTH INC (USDOT 2738248) • Vehicle: FORD BUS

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79190850
Date:
Jul 18, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SANTA MARIA
Carrier (USDOT):
SMOOTH INC (2738248)
Vehicle:
FORD E-450 BUS
Plate:
46916P2 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 5 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above 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
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 48,563 Level 5 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at SANTA MARIA
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 203 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median
1
1 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 BUS 1FDFE4FS5JDC24009 CA 46916P2 FORD E-450 2018

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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
79191120 Jul 18, 2023 CA L5 SANTA MARIA 0
79191119 Jul 18, 2023 CA L5 SANTA MARIA 0
79191118 Jul 18, 2023 CA L5 SANTA BARBARA 0
79191117 Jul 18, 2023 CA L5 SANTA BARBARA 0
79190851 Jul 18, 2023 CA L5 SANTA MARIA 0
79179889 Jul 18, 2023 CA L5 SANTA MARIA 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88841213 Aug 26, 2026 CA L5 1FDFE4FS5JDC24009

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