Roadside Inspection 79624101

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2023 in California • Carrier: PLACENTIA-YORBA LINDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2674247) • Vehicle: BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79624101
Date:
Sep 8, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PLACENTIA
Vehicle:
BLUE BIRD All American / All Canada SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
1123801 (CA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, 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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.42 violations per inspection across 40 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 48,563 Level 5 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at PLACENTIA
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 46 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
2
2 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)
75%
40 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
7
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
40
17 violations · 2 OOS · 0.42 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (2 violations across 14 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.42 per inspection).

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1BABNBMA13F207890 CA 1123801 BLUE BIRD All American / All Canada 2003

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
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
79911202 Oct 13, 2023 CA L5 PLACENTIA 0
79911201 Oct 13, 2023 CA L5 PLACENTIA 0
79911200 Oct 13, 2023 CA L5 PLACENTIA 0
79911199 Oct 13, 2023 CA L5 PLACENTIA 0
79911198 Oct 13, 2023 CA L5 PLACENTIA 0
79911197 Oct 13, 2023 CA L5 PLACENTIA 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86007526 Oct 9, 2025 CA L5 1BABNBMA13F207890
82889851 Oct 11, 2024 CA L5 1BABNBMA13F207890

Related records

Recent activity at PLACENTIA

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