Roadside Inspection 80099468

Roadside inspection on Sep 28, 2023 in California • Carrier: PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2810535) • Vehicle: FORD 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 #:
80099468
Date:
Sep 28, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SAN JOSE
Vehicle:
FORD E-350 SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
1550974 (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 1.

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 0.05 violations per inspection across 22 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 SAN JOSE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 715 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)
95%
22 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.10 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.05 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.2× their typical violation rate (1 violations across 10 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.05 per inspection).

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1FDEE3FS9JDC32149 CA 1550974 FORD E-350 2018

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.83(h) Exhaust - Not securely fastened to the vehicle. 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
80099470 Sep 28, 2023 CA L5 SAN JOSE 0
80099469 Sep 28, 2023 CA L5 SAN JOSE 0
80099463 Sep 28, 2023 CA L5 SAN JOSE 1
80099462 Sep 28, 2023 CA L5 SAN JOSE 0
80099461 Sep 28, 2023 CA L5 SAN JOSE 0
80099460 Sep 27, 2023 CA L5 SAN JOSE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84493114 Apr 21, 2025 CA L5 1FDEE3FS9JDC32149
81817160 Jun 4, 2024 CA L5 1FDEE3FS9JDC32149
81275608 Apr 2, 2024 CA L5 1FDEE3FS9JDC32149
78871076 Jun 1, 2023 CA L5 1FDEE3FS9JDC32149

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