Roadside Inspection 79948682

Roadside inspection on Oct 17, 2023 in California • Carrier: BAKERSFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2808857) • Vehicle: THOMAS BUILT 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 #:
79948682
Date:
Oct 17, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
1501 FELIZ BAKERSFIELD, CA
Vehicle:
THOMAS BUILT HDX SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
1509388 (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 this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.31 violations per inspection across 83 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 48,563 Level 5 inspections in California during 2023

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)
77%
83 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
10
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
30
8 violations · 1 OOS · 0.27 per inspection
Prior 365 days
83
26 violations · 3 OOS · 0.31 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1T7Y84E28H1107223 CA 1509388 THOMAS BUILT HDX 2017

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
80131030 Oct 30, 2023 CA L5 0
79959855 Oct 17, 2023 CA L5 0
79959854 Oct 17, 2023 CA L5 0
79959853 Oct 17, 2023 CA L5 0
79959799 Oct 17, 2023 CA L5 0
79959798 Oct 17, 2023 CA L5 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87305129 Mar 10, 2026 CA L5 1T7Y84E28H1107223
86607261 Nov 12, 2025 CA L5 1T7Y84E28H1107223
86607097 Oct 27, 2025 CA L5 1T7Y84E28H1107223 OOS
82994490 Oct 15, 2024 CA L5 1T7Y84E28H1107223

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