Roadside Inspection 79823975

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2023 in California • Carrier: DELANO UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2658345) • 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 #:
79823975
Date:
Sep 18, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DELANO
Vehicle:
BLUE BIRD TC2000 SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
1018526 (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 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 this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.53 violations per inspection across 17 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 DELANO
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 84 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)
59%
17 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
9 violations · 0 OOS · 0.53 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1BAANB7A3XF084123 CA 1018526 BLUE BIRD TC2000 1999

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 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
79369135 Jul 20, 2023 CA L5 MCFARLAND 0
79369134 Jul 20, 2023 CA L5 DELANO 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85352957 Jul 9, 2025 CA L5 1BAANB7A3XF084123
85056727 Jun 16, 2025 CA L5 1BAANB7A3XF084123 OOS
81846948 Jun 5, 2024 CA L5 1BAANB7A3XF084123

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