Roadside Inspection 84938643

Roadside inspection on May 28, 2025 in California • Carrier: PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2810535) • Vehicle: BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L5

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 84938643
Date:: May 28, 2025
State:: California
Level:: Level V — Vehicle Only
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 1
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: SAN JOSE
Carrier (USDOT):: PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (2810535)
Vehicle:: BLUE BIRD All American / All Canada SCHOOL BUS
Plate:: 1542986 (CA)
VIN:: 1BABNB6A7KF345963

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 5 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical

On par with carrier average

Carrier averages 0.07 violations per inspection across 83 prior records

vs Level 5 median in California

On par with median (0)

Median of 64,641 Level 5 inspections in California during 2025

vs typical at SAN JOSE

On par with station median (0)

Median of 355 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

Same as the median (0)

Compared to 88,272 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2025

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 4.0%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2025

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

95%

39 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

0 violations · 0 OOS

Prior 90 days

2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.13 per inspection

Prior 365 days

2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.05 per inspection

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	SCHOOL BUS	1BABNB6A7KF345963	CA 1542986	BLUE BIRD	All American / All Canada	2019	—

No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	OOS
85260516	Jun 24, 2025	CA	L5	PALO ALTO	—
85260515	Jun 24, 2025	CA	L5	PALO ALTO	—
85260514	Jun 24, 2025	CA	L5	PALO ALTO	—
85260513	Jun 24, 2025	CA	L5	PALO ALTO	—
85260403	Jun 24, 2025	CA	L5	PALO ALTO	—
85260402	Jun 24, 2025	CA	L5	PALO ALTO	—

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	VIN	OOS
81299445	Apr 3, 2024	CA	L5	1BABNB6A7KF345963	—

Related records

Carrier

PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Full carrier record and safety profile.

Station

SAN JOSE

All inspections at this site.

State

Inspections in California

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level V — Vehicle Only

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Vehicle

VIN 1BABNB6A7KF345963

All inspections and records for this VIN.

Plate

1542986 (CA)

All inspections tied to this plate.

Reference

FMCSR Violations

Violation-code reference library.

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