Roadside Inspection 83558540

Roadside inspection on Dec 23, 2024 in California • Carrier: CLASSIC CHARTER INC (USDOT 256002) • Vehicle: MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83558540
Date:
Dec 23, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VISALIA
Carrier (USDOT):
CLASSIC CHARTER INC (256002)
Vehicle:
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500 BUS
Ticket make:
Mci
Plate:
EP19695 (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 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.55 violations per inspection across 74 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 VISALIA
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 460 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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.4%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
65%
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
4
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
43
23 violations · 3 OOS · 0.53 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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS 2MG3JM8A0GW067686 CA EP19695 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES
Ticket: Mci
J4500 2016

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
83843500 Feb 8, 2025 CA L1 0
83604265 Jan 8, 2025 CA L5 VISALIA 0
83604264 Jan 8, 2025 CA L5 VISALIA 0
83569497 Jan 8, 2025 CA L5 VISALIA 0
83558594 Jan 8, 2025 CA L5 VISALIA 0
83558593 Jan 8, 2025 CA L5 VISALIA 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88801434 Aug 24, 2026 CA L1 2MG3JM8A0GW067686

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