Roadside Inspection 80030072

Roadside inspection on Oct 19, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: WESTERN MOTORCOACH INC (USDOT 1387616) • Vehicle: MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80030072
Date:
Oct 19, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500 BUS
Ticket make:
Mcin
Plate:
T85173 (TX)

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 4.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.87 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 61,780 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
73%
15 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
5
8 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
13 violations · 2 OOS · 0.87 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
13 violations · 2 OOS · 0.87 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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS 2MG3JMBA7KW069047 TX T85173 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES
Ticket: Mcin
J4500 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
81260111 Dec 15, 2023 TX L1 7010 LANCER BLVD 2
80394677 Dec 12, 2023 TX L1 6907 LANCER BLVD 0
80395280 Dec 6, 2023 TX L1 6907 LANCER BLVD 0
80360529 Dec 6, 2023 TX L1 LANCER BLVD 2
80360109 Dec 6, 2023 TX L1 LANCER BLVD LANCER B 1
80336539 Dec 6, 2023 TX L1 LANCER BLVD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80561029 Jan 3, 2024 TX L1 2MG3JMBA7KW069047
80483040 Dec 20, 2023 TX L1 2MG3JMBA7KW069047
80163854 Oct 19, 2023 TX L1 2MG3JMBA7KW069047

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