Roadside Inspection 85271839

Roadside inspection on Jul 19, 2025 in Massachusetts • Carrier: KNIGHTS AIRPORT LIMOUSINE SERVICE INCORPORATED (USDOT 708104) • Vehicle: FORD BUS

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85271839
Date:
Jul 19, 2025
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
S-BOSTON
Operating authority:
MC327080
Vehicle:
FORD E-450 BUS
Plate:
LVA8386 (MA)

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 1.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a 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 0.10 violations per inspection across 205 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Massachusetts
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 3,019 Level 1 inspections in Massachusetts during 2025
vs typical at S-BOSTON
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 422 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
91%
94 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
9
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
94
10 violations · 4 OOS · 0.11 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (0 violations across 16 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.10 per inspection).

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS 1FDFE4FN7PDD27905 MA LVA8386 FORD E-450 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 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
85746862 Sep 9, 2025 MA L1 S-EAST BOSTON 0
85746727 Sep 9, 2025 MA L1 S-BOSTON 1
85669661 Sep 3, 2025 MA L5 S-SHREWSBURY 0
85669660 Sep 3, 2025 MA L5 S-SHREWSBURY 0
85669659 Sep 3, 2025 MA L5 S-SHREWSBURY 0
85652820 Sep 2, 2025 MA L1 H-BOSTON 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88613078 Aug 5, 2026 MA L5 1FDFE4FN7PDD27905
85419210 Aug 5, 2025 MA L1 1FDFE4FN7PDD27905
83966879 Feb 25, 2025 MA L1 1FDFE4FN7PDD27905
82569509 Sep 3, 2024 MA L1 1FDFE4FN7PDD27905
81852333 Jun 11, 2024 MA L2 1FDFE4FN7PDD27905
81587778 May 7, 2024 MA L5 1FDFE4FN7PDD27905
79426966 Aug 17, 2023 MA L5 1FDFE4FN7PDD27905

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