Roadside Inspection 84657772

Roadside inspection on May 12, 2025 in California • Carrier: JFK TRANSPORTATION CO INC (USDOT 2762351) • Vehicle: FORD SCHOOL 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 #:
84657772
Date:
May 12, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ORANGE COUNTY
Vehicle:
FORD E-450 SCHOOL BUS
Ticket make:
Sb
Plate:
8KZU314 (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 this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.51 violations per inspection across 259 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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
74%
106 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
8
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
31
18 violations · 1 OOS · 0.58 per inspection
Prior 365 days
106
47 violations · 3 OOS · 0.44 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-STLC (Steering - Loose clamp or clamp bolt on tie rod or drag link., severity weight 6). (396.3A1-STLC)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1FDEE4FL3GDC28329 CA 8KZU314 FORD
Ticket: Sb
E-450 2016

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-STLC Steering - Loose clamp or clamp bolt on tie rod or drag link. 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
85052954 Jun 17, 2025 CA L5 ORANGE COUNTY 1
85052953 Jun 17, 2025 CA L5 ORANGE COUNTY 1
85052952 Jun 17, 2025 CA L5 ORANGE COUNTY 2 OOS
85052951 Jun 17, 2025 CA L5 ORANGE COUNTY 1
85052168 Jun 17, 2025 CA L5 ORANGE COUNTY 0
85052167 Jun 17, 2025 CA L5 ORANGE COUNTY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88085541 Jun 9, 2026 CA L5 1FDEE4FL3GDC28329
84758788 May 21, 2025 CA L5 1FDEE4FL3GDC28329
81926969 Jun 20, 2024 CA L5 1FDEE4FL3GDC28329
78884359 Jun 6, 2023 CA L5 1FDEE4FL3GDC28329
78601191 May 9, 2023 CA L5 1FDEE4FL3GDC28329

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