Roadside Inspection 79987161

Roadside inspection on Oct 23, 2023 in California • Carrier: PLEASANT VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2668904) • 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 #:
79987161
Date:
Oct 23, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PORTERVILLE
Vehicle:
BLUE BIRD All American / All Canada SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
E007477 (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 Level 5 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 48,563 Level 5 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at PORTERVILLE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 149 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 SCHOOL BUS 1BABMB7A1RF059294 CA E007477 BLUE BIRD All American / All Canada 1994

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
80075533 Oct 24, 2023 CA L5 PORTERVILLE 0
80075532 Oct 24, 2023 CA L5 PORTERVILLE 0
80075531 Oct 24, 2023 CA L5 PORTERVILLE 0
80075530 Oct 24, 2023 CA L5 PORTERVILLE 0
80075485 Oct 24, 2023 CA L5 PORTERVILLE 1
80075484 Oct 24, 2023 CA L5 PORTERVILLE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87217434 Feb 24, 2026 CA L5 1BABMB7A1RF059294
86544704 Dec 3, 2025 CA L5 1BABMB7A1RF059294
83330324 Nov 19, 2024 CA L5 1BABMB7A1RF059294
83097169 Oct 25, 2024 CA L5 1BABMB7A1RF059294 OOS
80075532 Oct 24, 2023 CA L5 1BABMB7A1RF059294

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Recent activity at PORTERVILLE

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88843338 Aug 28, 2026 FIRST STUDENT INC 0
88843330 Aug 28, 2026 FIRST STUDENT INC 0
88841234 Aug 28, 2026 WOODVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 1