Roadside Inspection 85497200

Roadside inspection on Aug 13, 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 #:
85497200
Date:
Aug 13, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SAN FERNANDO
Carrier (USDOT):
FIRST STUDENT INC (354406)
Operating authority:
MC191534
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Express SCHOOL BUS
Ticket make:
Thomas
Plate:
8BKH835 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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 0.29 violations per inspection across 12,995 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 SAN FERNANDO
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 160 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)
81%
5445 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
608
219 violations · 31 OOS
Prior 90 days
1631
548 violations · 61 OOS · 0.34 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5445
1494 violations · 135 OOS · 0.27 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1HA3GSBG5HN004151 CA 8BKH835 CHEVROLET
Ticket: Thomas
Express 2017

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEQP State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation. (Must have corresponding state statute or regulation) 8 Unsafe Driving

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
86172303 Oct 10, 2025 CA L5 300 SOUTH BUENA VISTA AVENUE 0
86172239 Oct 10, 2025 CA L5 300 SOUTH BUENA VISTA AVENUE 0
86172238 Oct 10, 2025 CA L5 300 SOUTH BUENA VISTA AVENUE 0
86172237 Oct 10, 2025 CA L5 300 SOUTH BUENA VISTA AVENUE 0
86172236 Oct 10, 2025 CA L5 300 SOUTH BUENA VISTA AVENUE 0
86076559 Oct 10, 2025 NY L5 CATSKILL NY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89017780 Sep 16, 2026 CA L5 1HA3GSBG5HN004151
88357083 Jul 8, 2026 CA L5 1HA3GSBG5HN004151
86122337 Oct 21, 2025 CA L5 1HA3GSBG5HN004151
82646727 Sep 11, 2024 CA L5 1HA3GSBG5HN004151
79711673 Sep 20, 2023 CA L5 1HA3GSBG5HN004151

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Recent activity at SAN FERNANDO

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