Roadside Inspection 83266919

Roadside inspection on Nov 26, 2024 in Washington • Carrier: NORTHWEST DIRECT (USDOT 3094285) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83266919
Date:
Nov 26, 2024
State:
Washington
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BELLINGHAM WA
Carrier (USDOT):
NORTHWEST DIRECT (3094285)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AM8665 (ID)

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 6.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 2 median in Washington
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 23,334 Level 2 inspections in Washington during 2024
vs typical at BELLINGHAM WA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 216 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 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 393.9B-LRLIWR (Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9B-LRLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR6JSJX2163 ID AM8665 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4C9FF5321HM226113 AK 8157SX CUSTOM MAX TRAILERS
Ticket: Unknown
Custom Max Trailers 2017

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9B-LRLIWR Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86736804 Jan 8, 2026 AK L2 3AKJHHDR6JSJX2163
85439454 Aug 7, 2025 MT L2 3AKJHHDR6JSJX2163
85439454 Aug 7, 2025 MT L2 4C9FF5321HM226113
84773706 May 24, 2025 MT L3 3AKJHHDR6JSJX2163
84773706 May 24, 2025 MT L3 4C9FF5321HM226113

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