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Roadside Inspection 83540577

Roadside inspection on Dec 30, 2024 in California • Carrier: BEST LIMOUSINES & TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1475332) • Vehicle: MERCEDES-BENZ PASSENGER VAN

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83540577
Date:
Dec 30, 2024
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SANTA ANA
Operating authority:
MC558557
Vehicle:
MERCEDES-BENZ Sprinter PASSENGER VAN
Ticket make:
Merz
Plate:
BEST508 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 5 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.10 violations per inspection across 84 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 67,312 Level 5 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at SANTA ANA
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 434 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 90,935 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.4%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
88%
43 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
14
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.07 per inspection
Prior 365 days
43
5 violations · 2 OOS · 0.12 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 PASSENGER VAN W1Z4DGHY0MT067458 CA BEST508 MERCEDES-BENZ
Ticket: Merz
Sprinter 2021 —

Violations Cited

1 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 —

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
84001199 Feb 25, 2025 CA L5 SANTA ANA 0 —
84001198 Feb 25, 2025 CA L5 SANTA ANA 0 —
83540579 Dec 30, 2024 CA L5 SANTA ANA 0 —
83540578 Dec 30, 2024 CA L5 SANTA ANA 0 —
83540576 Dec 30, 2024 CA L5 SANTA ANA 1 —
83540563 Dec 30, 2024 CA L5 SANTA ANA 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85053974 Jun 16, 2025 CA L5 W1Z4DGHY0MT067458 —
82048046 Jun 26, 2024 CA L5 W1Z4DGHY0MT067458 —
78723457 May 17, 2023 CA L5 W1Z4DGHY0MT067458 —

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