Roadside Inspection 82589521

Roadside inspection on Sep 4, 2024 in California • Carrier: FIRST STUDENT INC (USDOT 354406) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82589521
Date:
Sep 4, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SANTA ANA
Carrier (USDOT):
FIRST STUDENT INC (354406)
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Express SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
8THA998 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 3.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.29 violations per inspection across 7,909 prior records
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 ANA
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 479 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.4%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
81%
5193 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
543
130 violations · 15 OOS
Prior 90 days
1636
291 violations · 24 OOS · 0.18 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5193
1432 violations · 114 OOS · 0.28 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1HA6GUBG6LN004046 CA 8THA998 CHEVROLET Express 2020

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 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
83118727 Nov 3, 2024 MO L1 HIGH RIDGE MO 1
83102741 Nov 3, 2024 NY L3 ORCHARD PARK NY 0
83070407 Nov 1, 2024 NJ L1 FIRST STUDENT INC 0
83070406 Nov 1, 2024 NJ L1 FIRST STUDENT INC 0
83076437 Oct 31, 2024 CA L5 2
83076436 Oct 31, 2024 CA L5 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88760653 Aug 20, 2026 CA L5 1HA6GUBG6LN004046 OOS
85474282 Aug 5, 2025 CA L5 1HA6GUBG6LN004046
82589540 Sep 4, 2024 CA L5 1HA6GUBG6LN004046
79749046 Sep 15, 2023 CA L5 1HA6GUBG6LN004046

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