Roadside Inspection 80246024

Roadside inspection on Nov 21, 2023 in California • Carrier: ZAMORANO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1526762) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
2
22% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80246024
Date:
Nov 21, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NIMITZ IF
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YAKA686 (OR)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 26.

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 Level 1 median in California
9
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at NIMITZ IF
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 6,080 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
9
8 more than 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
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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9JH72N328063 OR YAKA686 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2002
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS25397U237721 OR HV74773 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2007

Violations Cited

9 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
393.55(d)(3) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. 2 Driver Fitness OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
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
80502424 Dec 28, 2023 OR L1 WOODBURN POE 3
80227960 Nov 21, 2023 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 6
80148570 Nov 9, 2023 WA L2 17 OOS
80132229 Nov 8, 2023 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 9 OOS
79865916 Oct 7, 2023 CA L2 COTTONWOOD IF 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85146893 Jul 4, 2025 CA L3 4V4NC9JH72N328063
84928573 Jun 5, 2025 CA L3 4V4NC9JH72N328063
81166630 Mar 17, 2024 CA L1 1UYVS25397U237721
80865438 Feb 14, 2024 CA L3 4V4NC9JH72N328063
80227960 Nov 21, 2023 CA L1 1UYVS25397U237721
80227960 Nov 21, 2023 CA L1 4V4NC9JH72N328063
80148570 Nov 9, 2023 WA L2 4V4NC9JH72N328063 OOS
80132229 Nov 8, 2023 CA L1 4V4NC9JH72N328063 OOS

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