Roadside Inspection 79657581

Roadside inspection on Aug 30, 2023 in California • Carrier: SUNNYVALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2604705) • Vehicle: BLUE BIRD 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 #:
79657581
Date:
Aug 30, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SAN JOSE
Vehicle:
BLUE BIRD All American / All Canada SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
1598123 (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 2.

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 SAN JOSE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 595 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 SCHOOL BUS 1BABNBUA5KF367835 CA 1598123 BLUE BIRD All American / All Canada 1989

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
79657583 Aug 30, 2023 CA L5 SAN JOSE 0
79657582 Aug 30, 2023 CA L5 SAN JOSE 1
79657580 Aug 30, 2023 CA L5 SAN JOSE 0
79657530 Aug 30, 2023 CA L5 SAN JOSE 1
79657529 Aug 30, 2023 CA L5 SAN JOSE 0
79657528 Aug 30, 2023 CA L5 SAN JOSE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88765485 Aug 21, 2026 CA L5 1BABNBUA5KF367835
85342137 Jul 25, 2025 CA L5 1BABNBUA5KF367835
84379386 Apr 8, 2025 CA L5 1BABNBUA5KF367835
82347845 Aug 8, 2024 CA L5 1BABNBUA5KF367835

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