Roadside Inspection 79749047

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 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 #:
79749047
Date:
Sep 15, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SANTA ANA
Carrier (USDOT):
FIRST STUDENT INC (354406)
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Express SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
8THA997 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

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 0.33 violations per inspection across 2,839 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 SANTA ANA
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 168 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)
78%
2819 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
337
157 violations · 11 OOS
Prior 90 days
1667
577 violations · 44 OOS · 0.35 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2819
945 violations · 73 OOS · 0.34 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1HA6GUBG4LN003963 CA 8THA997 CHEVROLET Express 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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
80280346 Nov 14, 2023 CA L5 1541 M STREET 0
80280345 Nov 14, 2023 CA L5 1541 M STREET 0
80280293 Nov 14, 2023 CA L5 1541 M STREET 0
80280292 Nov 14, 2023 CA L5 1541 M STREET 0
80280291 Nov 14, 2023 CA L5 1541 M STREET 0
80280290 Nov 14, 2023 CA L5 1541 M STREET 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88760645 Aug 20, 2026 CA L5 1HA6GUBG4LN003963
85474281 Aug 5, 2025 CA L5 1HA6GUBG4LN003963
82589538 Sep 4, 2024 CA L5 1HA6GUBG4LN003963

Related records

Recent activity at SANTA ANA

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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87515713 Apr 3, 2026 DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICES LP 0
87515712 Apr 3, 2026 DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICES LP 0