Roadside Inspection 83864221

Roadside inspection on Feb 3, 2025 in California • Carrier: BOYS REPUBLIC (USDOT 2668639) • Vehicle: FORD BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83864221
Date:
Feb 3, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
1907 BOYS REPUBLIC
Carrier (USDOT):
BOYS REPUBLIC (2668639)
Vehicle:
FORD Transit BUS
Plate:
13916W1 (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 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 Level 5 median in California
2
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
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 88,272 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2025
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 393.209D-STBSP (Steering - Ball and socket joint has movement greater than 1/8 inch measured with hand pressure., severity weight 6). (393.209D-STBSP)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS 1FBAX2CM5FKB26656 CA 13916W1 FORD Transit 2015

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209D-STBSP Steering - Ball and socket joint has movement greater than 1/8 inch measured with hand pressure. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85423584 Jun 19, 2025 CA L5 1FBAX2CM5FKB26656
80470591 Dec 15, 2023 CA L5 1FBAX2CM5FKB26656

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