Roadside Inspection 82159168

Roadside inspection on Jul 17, 2024 in California • Carrier: FIRST STUDENT INC (USDOT 354406) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82159168
Date:
Jul 17, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SAN JOSE AREA
Carrier (USDOT):
FIRST STUDENT INC (354406)
Operating authority:
MC191534
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Express SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
7TUC235 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 5 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.31 violations per inspection across 6,922 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 67,312 Level 5 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at SAN JOSE AREA
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 401 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 90,935 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.4%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
79%
5220 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
416
64 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
1468
366 violations · 27 OOS · 0.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5220
1582 violations · 125 OOS · 0.30 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1GB6G5BG4F1234534 CA 7TUC235 CHEVROLET Express 2015

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.83(h) Exhaust - Not securely fastened to the vehicle. 1 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
82957754 Sep 13, 2024 CA L5 0
82957753 Sep 13, 2024 CA L5 300 SOUTH BUENA VISTA AVENUE 0
82957698 Sep 13, 2024 CA L5 300 SOUTH BUENA VISTA AVENUE 1
82957697 Sep 13, 2024 CA L5 300 SOUTH BUENA VISTA AVENUE 1
82957696 Sep 13, 2024 CA L5 300 SOUTH BUENA VISTA AVENUE 1
82957695 Sep 13, 2024 CA L5 300 SOUTH BUENA VISTA AVENUE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89017786 Sep 16, 2026 CA L5 1GB6G5BG4F1234534
86122194 Oct 21, 2025 CA L5 1GB6G5BG4F1234534
85599863 Aug 22, 2025 CA L5 1GB6G5BG4F1234534
79551173 Jul 21, 2023 CA L5 1GB6G5BG4F1234534

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Recent activity at SAN JOSE AREA

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