Roadside Inspection 82364436

Roadside inspection on Jul 24, 2024 in California • Carrier: SMOOTH INC (USDOT 2738248) • Vehicle: FORD BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82364436
Date:
Jul 24, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SANTA MARIA
Carrier (USDOT):
SMOOTH INC (2738248)
Vehicle:
FORD E-450 BUS
Plate:
04750H3 (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 2.

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 Level 5 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 67,312 Level 5 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at SANTA MARIA
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 454 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
2
2 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
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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS 1FDFE4FS4KDC74305 CA 04750H3 FORD E-450 2019

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
82364437 Jul 24, 2024 CA L5 SANTA MARIA 1
82364435 Jul 24, 2024 CA L5 SANTA MARIA 0
82364418 Jul 24, 2024 CA L5 SANTA MARIA 0
82364417 Jul 24, 2024 CA L5 SANTA MARIA 0
82364416 Jul 24, 2024 CA L5 TEMPLETON AREA 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88841202 Aug 26, 2026 CA L5 1FDFE4FS4KDC74305

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