Roadside Inspection 83629447

Roadside inspection on Jan 8, 2025 in California • Carrier: MERCED UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2647863) • Vehicle: BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS

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 #:
83629447
Date:
Jan 8, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
1630 7TH ST
Vehicle:
BLUE BIRD All American / All Canada SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
1534215 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 5 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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 0.15 violations per inspection across 89 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 64,641 Level 5 inspections in California during 2025

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 88,272 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
94%
48 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
24
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
27
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.07 per inspection
Prior 365 days
48
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.06 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1BABNB6A1JF343883 CA 1534215 BLUE BIRD All American / All Canada 2018

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
83629454 Jan 9, 2025 CA L5 1630 7TH ST 0
83629453 Jan 9, 2025 CA L5 1630 7TH ST 2
83629452 Jan 9, 2025 CA L5 1630 7TH ST 1
83629451 Jan 9, 2025 CA L5 1630 7TH ST 3
83629406 Jan 9, 2025 CA L5 1630 7TH ST 0
83629405 Jan 9, 2025 CA L5 1630 7TH ST 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87035499 Jan 27, 2026 CA L5 1BABNB6A1JF343883
80528747 Jan 2, 2024 CA L5 1BABNB6A1JF343883
79450069 Aug 17, 2023 CA L5 1BABNB6A1JF343883

Related records

Recent activity at 1630 7TH ST

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