Roadside Inspection 81501938

Roadside inspection on Apr 11, 2024 in California • Carrier: PANAMA-BUENA VISTA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2808771) • Vehicle: IC BUS SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81501938
Date:
Apr 11, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BAKERSFIELD
Vehicle:
IC BUS PB305 SCHOOL BUS
Ticket make:
International
Plate:
1550843 (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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.45 violations per inspection across 97 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 67,312 Level 5 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at BAKERSFIELD
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 999 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
4
4 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)
37%
97 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
28
30 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
28
30 violations · 2 OOS · 1.07 per inspection
Prior 365 days
97
141 violations · 13 OOS · 1.45 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 393.47(d) (All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness, severity weight 4). (393.47(d))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 4DRBWTAR6KB327849 CA 1550843 IC BUS
Ticket: International
PB305 2019

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(d) All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5(a) Failing to ensure that vehicle is properly lubricated 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5(a) Failing to ensure that vehicle is properly lubricated 3 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
81846947 Jun 5, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 1
81787788 May 30, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 0
81787488 May 2, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 0
81501057 Apr 23, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 0
81501056 Apr 23, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 1
81502058 Apr 11, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86925889 Jan 21, 2026 CA L5 4DRBWTAR6KB327849 OOS
84524611 Apr 15, 2025 CA L5 4DRBWTAR6KB327849
83685116 Jan 6, 2025 CA L5 4DRBWTAR6KB327849
81501056 Apr 23, 2024 CA L5 4DRBWTAR6KB327849
80497615 Dec 20, 2023 CA L5 4DRBWTAR6KB327849
79677998 Aug 22, 2023 CA L5 4DRBWTAR6KB327849 OOS

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