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
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 82980804
- Date:
- Oct 1, 2024
- State:
- California
- Level:
- Level V — Vehicle Only
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 1
- Violations:
- 6
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- BAKERSFIELD
- Carrier (USDOT):
- PANAMA-BUENA VISTA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT (2808771)
- Vehicle:
- THOMAS BUILT HDX SCHOOL BUS
- Plate:
- 1089825 (CA)
- VIN:
- 1T7YU4C2961160265
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?
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
Carrier trend at this moment
How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?
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).
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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