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Roadside Inspection 79502673

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2023 in US • Carrier: TORNADO BUS COMPANY (USDOT 565859) • Vehicle: VOLVO BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79502673
Date:
Aug 25, 2023
State:
US
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LAREDOTX
Carrier (USDOT):
TORNADO BUS COMPANY (565859)
Operating authority:
MC276747
Vehicle:
VOLVO BXXR BUS
Plate:
K166125 (TX)

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 1.

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 this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.39 violations per inspection across 244 prior records
vs Level 1 median in US
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 34,325 Level 1 inspections in US during 2023
vs typical at LAREDOTX
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 5,020 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
1
Same as 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
72%
240 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
38
24 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
138
62 violations · 8 OOS · 0.45 per inspection
Prior 365 days
240
94 violations · 11 OOS · 0.39 per inspection
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 393.62-BEMEI (Buses - Marked emergency exit is inoperative (does not open, close and/or secure as designed)., severity weight 1). (393.62-BEMEI)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS 3CET2V220F5171880 TX K166125 VOLVO BXXR 2015 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.62-BEMEI Buses - Marked emergency exit is inoperative (does not open, close and/or secure as designed). 1 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
80042649 Oct 24, 2023 TX L1 — 0 —
80030346 Oct 24, 2023 TX L1 — 0 —
80030293 Oct 24, 2023 TX L1 — 0 —
79989053 Oct 24, 2023 US L1 LAREDO TX 1 —
79989878 Oct 23, 2023 US L1 BROWNSVILLE TX 0 —
79972546 Oct 23, 2023 US L1 LAREDO TX 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86900081 Jan 21, 2026 TX L1 3CET2V220F5171880 —
86683279 Dec 12, 2025 US L3 3CET2V220F5171880 —
86457186 Dec 2, 2025 US L3 3CET2V220F5171880 —
86077930 Oct 17, 2025 US L1 3CET2V220F5171880 —
86040154 Oct 14, 2025 US L3 3CET2V220F5171880 —
85175558 Jul 9, 2025 US L1 3CET2V220F5171880 —
84809935 May 29, 2025 US L3 3CET2V220F5171880 —
84637449 May 12, 2025 US L3 3CET2V220F5171880 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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