Roadside Inspection 79973894

Roadside inspection on Oct 19, 2023 in New York • Carrier: CARDINAL USED AUTO PARTS LLC (USDOT 3564976) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79973894
Date:
Oct 19, 2023
State:
New York
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MID-HUDSON BRIDGE EB
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T3 Series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Knnw
Plate:
11448TV (NY)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 20.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.70 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New York
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 39,299 Level 2 inspections in New York during 2023
vs typical at MID-HUDSON BRIDGE EB
5
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 53 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
10 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
17 violations · 3 OOS · 1.70 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (4 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.70 per inspection).

Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 393.100(b) (Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo, severity weight 7). (393.100(b))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2NKHHM6X8NM497184 NY 11448TV KENWORTH
Ticket: Knnw
T3 Series 2022

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100(b) Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.128(b)(1) Vehicle not secured, front and rear 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.112 Tiedown not adjustable by driver 1 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
80523430 Dec 16, 2023 NY L2 HYDE PARK 0
80401088 Dec 13, 2023 NY L2 3 OOS
80223128 Nov 21, 2023 NY L3 3
79791428 Sep 27, 2023 NY L1 1
79660092 Sep 12, 2023 NY L2 HYDE PARK 0
79616112 Sep 6, 2023 NY L1 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87170474 Feb 21, 2026 NY L2 2NKHHM6X8NM497184 OOS
86438012 Nov 24, 2025 NY L3 2NKHHM6X8NM497184
85649406 Aug 26, 2025 NY L1 2NKHHM6X8NM497184 OOS
85291178 Jul 16, 2025 NY L3 2NKHHM6X8NM497184
84726578 Apr 21, 2025 US L1 2NKHHM6X8NM497184
83845357 Feb 5, 2025 NY L1 2NKHHM6X8NM497184 OOS
82891445 Oct 5, 2024 NY L2 2NKHHM6X8NM497184
80870656 Feb 12, 2024 NY L2 2NKHHM6X8NM497184 OOS

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