Roadside Inspection 82980804

Roadside inspection on Oct 1, 2024 in California • Carrier: PANAMA-BUENA VISTA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2808771) • Vehicle: THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82980804
Date:
Oct 1, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BAKERSFIELD
Vehicle:
THOMAS BUILT HDX SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
1089825 (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 28.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.41 violations per inspection across 113 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
6
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 67,312 Level 5 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at BAKERSFIELD
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 891 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
6
6 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
38%
97 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
5
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
97
131 violations · 9 OOS · 1.35 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (4 violations across 7 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.41 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1T7YU4C2961160265 CA 1089825 THOMAS BUILT HDX 2006

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEQP State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation. (Must have corresponding state statute or regulation) 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
83086636 Oct 28, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 0
83086635 Oct 28, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 0
82982235 Oct 2, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 2 OOS
82982234 Oct 2, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 1
82982233 Oct 2, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 1
82982148 Oct 2, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85983814 Sep 9, 2025 CA L5 1T7YU4C2961160265
84687512 May 7, 2025 CA L5 1T7YU4C2961160265
83685025 Jan 6, 2025 CA L5 1T7YU4C2961160265
80382708 Dec 5, 2023 CA L5 1T7YU4C2961160265

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