Roadside Inspection 79192907

Roadside inspection on Jul 20, 2023 in Massachusetts • Carrier: VENTURE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC (USDOT 3494103) • Vehicle: FORD BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79192907
Date:
Jul 20, 2023
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
S-STURBRIDGE
Vehicle:
FORD E-350 BUS
Plate:
LV83237 (MA)

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 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 Level 5 median in Massachusetts
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 1,036 Level 5 inspections in Massachusetts during 2023

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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.4%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 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 396.5(b) (Oil and/or grease leak, severity weight 3). (396.5(b))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS 1FDEE3FS3JDC31210 MA LV83237 FORD E-350 2018

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 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
79192906 Jul 20, 2023 MA L5 S-STURBRIDGE 0
79192905 Jul 20, 2023 MA L5 S-STURBRIDGE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88692542 Aug 13, 2026 MA L5 1FDEE3FS3JDC31210
85518826 Aug 15, 2025 MA L5 1FDEE3FS3JDC31210
81406618 Apr 22, 2024 MA L5 1FDEE3FS3JDC31210

Related records

Recent activity at S-STURBRIDGE

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