Roadside Inspection 79551173

Roadside inspection on Jul 21, 2023 in California • Carrier: FIRST STUDENT INC (USDOT 354406) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET SCHOOL 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 #:
79551173
Date:
Jul 21, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SAN JOSE
Carrier (USDOT):
FIRST STUDENT INC (354406)
Operating authority:
MC191534
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Express SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
7TUC235 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 1.

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 this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.30 violations per inspection across 1,847 prior records
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 SAN JOSE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 453 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
80%
1827 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
647
179 violations · 12 OOS
Prior 90 days
1551
431 violations · 34 OOS · 0.28 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1827
553 violations · 42 OOS · 0.30 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1GB6G5BG4F1234534 CA 7TUC235 CHEVROLET Express 2015

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.83(h) Exhaust - Not securely fastened to the vehicle. 1 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
79865598 Sep 19, 2023 CA L5 11107 E SANTA FE AVE 1
79865597 Sep 19, 2023 CA L5 11107 E SANTA FE AVE 0
79865596 Sep 19, 2023 CA L5 11107 E SANTA FE AVE 0
79846594 Sep 19, 2023 CA L5 STOCKTON AREA 0
79846593 Sep 19, 2023 CA L5 STOCKTON AREA 1
79846592 Sep 19, 2023 CA L5 STOCKTON AREA 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89017786 Sep 16, 2026 CA L5 1GB6G5BG4F1234534
86122194 Oct 21, 2025 CA L5 1GB6G5BG4F1234534
85599863 Aug 22, 2025 CA L5 1GB6G5BG4F1234534
82159168 Jul 17, 2024 CA L5 1GB6G5BG4F1234534

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