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Roadside Inspection 80606085

Roadside inspection on Jan 12, 2024 in California • Carrier: ARTURO CASTRO (USDOT 1874646) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80606085
Date:
Jan 12, 2024
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Carrier (USDOT):
ARTURO CASTRO (1874646)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G26163 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at COTTONWOOD IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 10,225 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
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 393.47(a) (Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition, severity weight 4). (393.47(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH1GN941491 CA 9G26163 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W1XF640081 CA 4RV3395 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 1999 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(f)(1) Driver’s record of duty status not current 5 Hours of Service —
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87948934 May 25, 2026 CA L3 4V4NC9EH1GN941491 OOS
86672787 Dec 24, 2025 CA L2 4V4NC9EH1GN941491 —
83054302 Oct 31, 2024 CA L3 1JJV532W1XF640081 OOS
78638399 May 16, 2023 CA L1 1JJV532W1XF640081 —

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