Roadside Inspection 79807517

Roadside inspection on Oct 2, 2023 in Minnesota • Carrier: LORENZ BUS SERVICE INC (USDOT 212866) • Vehicle: VAN HOOL MOTOR COACH

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 #:
79807517
Date:
Oct 2, 2023
State:
Minnesota
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BLAINE
Vehicle:
VAN HOOL Commuter Coach MOTOR COACH
Ticket make:
Vnhl
Plate:
2281PRA (MN)

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 3.

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 Minnesota
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 111 Level 5 inspections in Minnesota during 2023
vs typical at BLAINE
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 228 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 MOTOR COACH YE2XC81B3J3049770 MN 2281PRA VAN HOOL
Ticket: Vnhl
Commuter Coach 2018

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
80276951 Nov 30, 2023 MN L5 BLAINE 0
80240154 Nov 27, 2023 MN L3 0
80094388 Nov 6, 2023 MN L5 0
80094387 Nov 6, 2023 MN L5 0
79807531 Oct 2, 2023 MN L5 BLAINE 0
79807525 Oct 2, 2023 MN L5 BLAINE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85559955 Aug 19, 2025 WI L3 YE2XC81B3J3049770
84212797 Mar 18, 2025 MN L1 YE2XC81B3J3049770
82649196 Sep 6, 2024 MN L5 YE2XC81B3J3049770
81480355 Apr 24, 2024 MN L3 YE2XC81B3J3049770
78295998 Apr 6, 2023 AZ L3 YE2XC81B3J3049770
78282102 Apr 6, 2023 US L1 YE2XC81B3J3049770 OOS

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