Roadside Inspection 83714629

Roadside inspection on Jan 25, 2025 in US • Carrier: OSCAR ENRIQUE SALDANA MENDIVIL (USDOT 762108) • Vehicle: STERLING TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
17
OOS Violations
2
12% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83714629
Date:
Jan 25, 2025
State:
US
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
17
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NOGALES AZ
Operating authority:
MX342001
Vehicle:
STERLING TRUCK A9500 series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
09EM2E (MX)

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 59.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
17
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 8.59 violations per inspection across 109 prior records
vs Level 1 median in US
17
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 82,802 Level 1 inspections in US during 2025
vs typical at NOGALES AZ
17
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 7,812 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
17
16 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
4%
49 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
3
11 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
68 violations · 3 OOS · 7.56 per inspection
Prior 365 days
49
442 violations · 23 OOS · 9.02 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 396.3A1-CDHM (Coupling - Horizontal movement between upper and lower halves exceeds 1/2 inch., severity weight 3). (396.3A1-CDHM)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2FWYHWEB6XAF40656 MX 09EM2E STERLING TRUCK A9500 series 1999 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS25321U605406 MX 03UG1L UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2001 —

Violations Cited

17 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209B-STWL Steering - Steering wheel lash (free play) exceeds regulatory limit. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.24C-L Lighting - Headlamp(s) improperly mounted. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47C-BSAMBD Drum Brake - Slack adjuster length mismatched on the same axle other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BLMACBD Drum Brake - Loose chamber/spider/camshaft support bracket. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55C2-B Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-ALBV Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.9D2-FTF Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-CDHM Coupling - Horizontal movement between upper and lower halves exceeds 1/2 inch. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11A1-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.205A-WRDC Wheel/Rim - Disc wheel cracked more than 3 inches. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.83G Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment. 1 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
84236515 Mar 26, 2025 US L1 NOGALES AZ 12 —
84162252 Mar 18, 2025 US L1 NOGALES AZ 6 OOS
84177445 Mar 13, 2025 US L1 NOGALES AZ 15 OOS
84136333 Mar 11, 2025 AZ L1 NOGALES AZ 8 OOS
84085993 Mar 7, 2025 AZ L3 NOGALES AZ 0 —
84073061 Mar 7, 2025 US L1 NOGALES AZ 6 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86986572 Feb 6, 2026 AZ L1 2FWYHWEB6XAF40656 OOS
85698730 Sep 4, 2025 AZ L1 2FWYHWEB6XAF40656 —
85066495 Jun 25, 2025 AZ L1 2FWYHWEB6XAF40656 OOS
84570210 Apr 29, 2025 US L2 2FWYHWEB6XAF40656 —
84448223 Apr 19, 2025 US L1 2FWYHWEB6XAF40656 OOS
84073061 Mar 7, 2025 US L1 2FWYHWEB6XAF40656 —
84087154 Feb 26, 2025 US L1 2FWYHWEB6XAF40656 —
83856878 Feb 3, 2025 US L1 2FWYHWEB6XAF40656 —

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