Roadside Inspection 80901947

Roadside inspection on Feb 19, 2024 in Indiana • Carrier: COLDWATER TOWING & RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 4126428) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80901947
Date:
Feb 19, 2024
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FORT WAYNE IN
Vehicle:
FORD F-650 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
BD69405 (MI)

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 19.

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 Indiana
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 7,210 Level 1 inspections in Indiana during 2024
vs typical at FORT WAYNE IN
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 188 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
7
6 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 396.3A1-F (Fuel - Dripping leak., severity weight 3). (396.3A1-F)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3FRNX6FC6BV357069 MI BD69405 FORD F-650 2011

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-F Fuel - Dripping leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.65C-F Fuel - Tank not secured. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
81483882 Apr 29, 2024 MI L1 3FRNX6FC6BV357069

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