Roadside Inspection 81311571

Roadside inspection on Mar 28, 2024 in California • Carrier: KONOCTI UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2648012) • Vehicle: THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81311571
Date:
Mar 28, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CLEARLAKE
Vehicle:
THOMAS BUILT HDX SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
1204987 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 5 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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.44 violations per inspection across 36 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 67,312 Level 5 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at CLEARLAKE
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 51 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
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 90,935 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.4%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
69%
36 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
4
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
36
16 violations · 4 OOS · 0.44 per inspection
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 393.209(d) (Steering system components worn, welded, or missing, severity weight 6). (393.209(d))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1T7YU4C2261273393 CA 1204987 THOMAS BUILT HDX 2006

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209(d) Steering system components worn, welded, or missing 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
81741705 May 23, 2024 CA L5 CLEARLAKE 0
81741656 May 23, 2024 CA L5 CLEARLAKE 0
81741655 May 23, 2024 CA L5 CLEARLAKE 1
81741654 May 23, 2024 CA L5 CLEARLAKE 1
81741653 May 23, 2024 CA L5 CLEARLAKE 1
81741605 May 23, 2024 CA L5 CLEARLAKE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86878784 Jan 21, 2026 CA L5 1T7YU4C2261273393
84171517 Mar 7, 2025 CA L5 1T7YU4C2261273393
81459406 Apr 22, 2024 CA L5 1T7YU4C2261273393

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