Roadside Inspection 84873301

Roadside inspection on Jun 5, 2025 in US • Carrier: EL EXPRESO GROUP LLC (USDOT 2334111) • Vehicle: VOLVO MOTOR COACH

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84873301
Date:
Jun 5, 2025
State:
US
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BROWNSVILLE TX
Vehicle:
VOLVO BXXR MOTOR COACH
Plate:
K162534 (TX)

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 4.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.30 violations per inspection across 428 prior records
vs Level 1 median in US
2
Cleaner than median (3)
Median of 82,802 Level 1 inspections in US during 2025
vs typical at BROWNSVILLE TX
2
Cleaner than station median (3)
Median of 4,726 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
2
1 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)
77%
200 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
13 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
56
28 violations · 1 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
200
73 violations · 5 OOS · 0.36 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 393.28-BMG (Buses - Electrical cable missing/damaged protective grommets., severity weight 3). (393.28-BMG)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 MOTOR COACH 3CET2W420P5209578 TX K162534 VOLVO BXXR 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.28-BMG Buses - Electrical cable missing/damaged protective grommets. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.62-BEND Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does convey message) 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
85406729 Aug 4, 2025 US L1 HIDALGO TX 0
85395627 Aug 4, 2025 US L1 BROWNSVILLE TX 2 OOS
85394693 Aug 4, 2025 US L1 HIDALGO TX 0
85388846 Aug 1, 2025 US L1 BROWNSVILLE TX 0
85380248 Jul 31, 2025 US L3 HIDALGO TX 0
85378976 Jul 31, 2025 US L2 BROWNSVILLE TX 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88736213 Aug 19, 2026 US L3 3CET2W420P5209578
88689854 Aug 13, 2026 US L1 3CET2W420P5209578
88172310 Jun 17, 2026 US L3 3CET2W420P5209578
87841700 May 12, 2026 US L1 3CET2W420P5209578
87772127 May 6, 2026 US L3 3CET2W420P5209578
87648180 Apr 22, 2026 US L3 3CET2W420P5209578
87405627 Mar 26, 2026 US L3 3CET2W420P5209578
87381399 Mar 24, 2026 US L3 3CET2W420P5209578

Related records

Recent activity at BROWNSVILLE TX

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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88871323 Sep 1, 2026 EL EXPRESO GROUP LLC 2
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88871300 Sep 1, 2026 AUTOBUSES EJECUTIVOS LLC 0
88871204 Sep 1, 2026 EL EXPRESO GROUP LLC 1
88871113 Sep 1, 2026 FLORENCIO GARCIA RUVALCABA 6
88871102 Sep 1, 2026 JULIAN GARZA HERNANDEZ 2