Roadside Inspection 82674282

Roadside inspection on Sep 12, 2024 in California • Carrier: VINTAGE TOWING LLC (USDOT 3460215) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82674282
Date:
Sep 12, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NIMITZ IF
Carrier (USDOT):
VINTAGE TOWING LLC (3460215)
Vehicle:
HINO Incomplete Vehicle STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
56974U3 (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 12.

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 California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at NIMITZ IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 10,480 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
2
1 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
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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ7AN0P5T50473 CA 56974U3 HINO Incomplete Vehicle 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(b) Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
82968929 Oct 17, 2024 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0
82903059 Oct 8, 2024 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 0
82760561 Sep 20, 2024 CA L3 MISSION GRADE IF 0
82348475 Aug 9, 2024 CA L3 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87599977 Apr 15, 2026 CA L1 5PVNJ7AN0P5T50473
84482464 Apr 23, 2025 CA L1 5PVNJ7AN0P5T50473
82903059 Oct 8, 2024 CA L1 5PVNJ7AN0P5T50473
82760561 Sep 20, 2024 CA L3 5PVNJ7AN0P5T50473
82348475 Aug 9, 2024 CA L3 5PVNJ7AN0P5T50473
80698146 Jan 25, 2024 CA L3 5PVNJ7AN0P5T50473

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