Roadside Inspection 83519744

Roadside inspection on Jan 1, 2025 in California • Carrier: NORCAL TOWING AND TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2904870) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

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 #:
83519744
Date:
Jan 1, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
PLUMAS LAKE BLVD
Vehicle:
HINO Incomplete Vehicle STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
27545Z3 (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 6.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.83 violations per inspection across 23 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 129,168 Level 2 inspections in California during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
10 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
10
13 violations · 1 OOS · 1.30 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ7BS3R5T50300 CA 27545Z3 HINO Incomplete Vehicle 2024
2 OTHER JF1ZCAC12E8604107 CA 9DRW785 SUBARU BRZ 2014

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
83630974 Jan 15, 2025 CA L3 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87009486 Feb 3, 2026 CA L1 5PVNJ7BS3R5T50300
86575800 Dec 2, 2025 CA L2 5PVNJ7BS3R5T50300
84607379 May 7, 2025 CA L1 5PVNJ7BS3R5T50300

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