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Roadside Inspection 80165447

Roadside inspection on Nov 9, 2023 in California • Carrier: MISSION SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2721165) • 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 #:
80165447
Date:
Nov 9, 2023
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
201 W. SOTELLO AVE
Vehicle:
BLUE BIRD BB Conventional SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
8FFB926 (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 3.

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 0.30 violations per inspection across 338 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)
79%
338 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
78
23 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
166
37 violations · 3 OOS · 0.22 per inspection
Prior 365 days
338
102 violations · 5 OOS · 0.30 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1BAKBCBA4KF356052 CA 8FFB926 BLUE BIRD BB Conventional 1989 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
80582113 Dec 21, 2023 CA L5 WILMINGTON 1 —
80571207 Dec 21, 2023 CA L5 WILMINGTON 0 —
80539783 Dec 21, 2023 CA L5 — 2 —
80539782 Dec 21, 2023 CA L5 — 0 —
80539781 Dec 21, 2023 CA L5 — 0 —
80539768 Dec 21, 2023 CA L5 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89035394 Sep 17, 2026 CA L5 1BAKBCBA4KF356052 —
85570915 Aug 21, 2025 CA L5 1BAKBCBA4KF356052 —
82673938 Sep 13, 2024 CA L5 1BAKBCBA4KF356052 —

Related records

Recent activity at 201 W. SOTELLO AVE

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
83558079 Dec 10, 2024 MISSION SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION INC 1 —
83558032 Dec 10, 2024 MISSION SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION INC 0 —
83557994 Dec 10, 2024 MISSION SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION INC 0 —
83557993 Dec 10, 2024 MISSION SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION INC 0 —
83557992 Dec 10, 2024 MISSION SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION INC 0 —
83557991 Dec 10, 2024 MISSION SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION INC 0 —