Roadside Inspection 82528607

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2024 in California • Carrier: SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 4057529) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82528607
Date:
Aug 27, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OTAY MESA IF
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G08389 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.83 violations per inspection across 23 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at OTAY MESA IF
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 13,715 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
26%
23 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
7 violations · 1 OOS · 1.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
23
42 violations · 5 OOS · 1.83 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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TH9CN561487 CA 9G08389 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4C9C5GS25HS072018 CA 4RA6524 CHRISTEN BROTHERS, INC
Ticket: Coras
Christen Brothers, INC. 2017

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 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
82087910 Jul 10, 2024 CA L3 SAN ONOFRE IF 1
82076346 Jul 2, 2024 CA L1 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87321082 Jan 15, 2026 US L1 4C9C5GS25HS072018 OOS
86496711 Dec 4, 2025 AZ L1 4C9C5GS25HS072018 OOS
86326889 Nov 7, 2025 US L1 4C9C5GS25HS072018
86007422 Oct 6, 2025 CA L3 4C9C5GS25HS072018
85861189 Sep 22, 2025 AZ L2 4C9C5GS25HS072018
85586033 Aug 21, 2025 CA L1 4C9C5GS25HS072018
85324081 Jul 22, 2025 CA L1 4C9C5GS25HS072018
85288434 Jul 21, 2025 CA L1 4C9C5GS25HS072018 OOS

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