Roadside Inspection 82850562

Roadside inspection on Oct 3, 2024 in California • Carrier: THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF ORANGE (USDOT 2773091) • Vehicle: BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82850562
Date:
Oct 3, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SANTA MARGARITA
Vehicle:
BLUE BIRD TC2000 SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
5RSU481 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

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
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 67,312 Level 5 inspections in California during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median
1
1 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 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws - Explain:, severity weight 0). (392.2)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1BAANBXA0YF087787 CA 5RSU481 BLUE BIRD TC2000 2000

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving 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
82981597 Oct 16, 2024 CA L5 SANTA MARFARITA 0
82981596 Oct 16, 2024 CA L5 SANTA MARFARITA 0
82850684 Oct 3, 2024 CA L5 SANTA MARFARITA 0
82850683 Oct 3, 2024 CA L5 SANTA MARFARITA 0
82850682 Oct 3, 2024 CA L5 SANTA MARFARITA 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86237088 Nov 4, 2025 CA L5 1BAANBXA0YF087787 OOS
82981596 Oct 16, 2024 CA L5 1BAANBXA0YF087787
79612989 Sep 5, 2023 CA L5 1BAANBXA0YF087787

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Recent activity at SANTA MARGARITA

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86184535 Jan 23, 2025 MARGARITA ADVENTURES LLC 0
86184534 Jan 23, 2025 MARGARITA ADVENTURES LLC 0