Roadside Inspection 84646607

Roadside inspection on May 5, 2025 in California • Carrier: FIRST STUDENT INC (USDOT 354406) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET 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 #:
84646607
Date:
May 5, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OXNARD
Carrier (USDOT):
FIRST STUDENT INC (354406)
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Express SCHOOL BUS
Ticket make:
Thomas
Plate:
8ETS796 (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 6.

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 0.28 violations per inspection across 11,094 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 64,641 Level 5 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at OXNARD
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 578 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 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)
83%
5333 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
465
92 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
1302
316 violations · 20 OOS · 0.24 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5333
1225 violations · 89 OOS · 0.23 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1HA6GUBG2HN011079 CA 8ETS796 CHEVROLET
Ticket: Thomas
Express 2017

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209D-STBSM Steering - Ball and socket joint has movement under load of the stud nut. 6 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
85192825 Jul 3, 2025 CA L5 CONTRA COSTA AREA 0
85192824 Jul 3, 2025 CA L5 CONTRA COSTA AREA 1
85192823 Jul 3, 2025 CA L5 CONTRA COSTA AREA 1
85192752 Jul 3, 2025 CA L5 CONTRA COSTA AREA 0
85192751 Jul 3, 2025 CA L5 CONTRA COSTA AREA 0
85172941 Jul 3, 2025 MN L1 OAKDALE MN 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87736700 Apr 29, 2026 CA L5 1HA6GUBG2HN011079
81450214 Apr 24, 2024 CA L5 1HA6GUBG2HN011079

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