Roadside Inspection 82170795

Roadside inspection on Jul 16, 2024 in Minnesota • Carrier: JONATHAN A MELCHERT (USDOT 1219685) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82170795
Date:
Jul 16, 2024
State:
Minnesota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LITCHFIELD MN
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PAT9190 (MN)

What this inspection means

5 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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 Minnesota
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 9,765 Level 1 inspections in Minnesota during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X02N580036 MN PAT9190 PETERBILT 379 2002
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2533EG802122 MN 3688STY UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2014

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78(a) Windshield condition defective 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 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
86356822 Nov 12, 2025 MN L2 1UYVS2533EG802122
85602606 Aug 20, 2025 MN L3 1UYVS2533EG802122
84752896 May 22, 2025 SD L3 1UYVS2533EG802122
80591744 Jan 11, 2024 MN L3 1UYVS2533EG802122 OOS

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