Roadside Inspection 85637068

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2025 in California • Carrier: SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 4057529) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85637068
Date:
Aug 25, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OTAY MESA IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G19660 (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 11.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.93 violations per inspection across 41 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 175,608 Level 1 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at OTAY MESA IF
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 15,037 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
3
2 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)
33%
18 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
3
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
15 violations · 2 OOS · 2.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
37 violations · 9 OOS · 2.06 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 393.47A-BCFSBD-SA (Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle., severity weight 4). (393.47A-BCFSBD-SA)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLDR1DSBR0535 CA 9G19660 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2013

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47A-BCFSBD-SA Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47F-B Brake - Wedge type brake(s) out-of-adjustment 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 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
85547527 Aug 18, 2025 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 0
85461735 Aug 7, 2025 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 0
85402330 Jul 28, 2025 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 8 OOS
85213659 Jul 10, 2025 CA L2 OTAY MESA IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88674191 Aug 11, 2026 CA L2 3AKJGLDR1DSBR0535 OOS
88229869 Jun 23, 2026 CA L2 3AKJGLDR1DSBR0535 OOS
87387013 Mar 23, 2026 CA L2 3AKJGLDR1DSBR0535
86908878 Jan 23, 2026 CA L3 3AKJGLDR1DSBR0535
86387320 Nov 19, 2025 CA L2 3AKJGLDR1DSBR0535
86172003 Oct 27, 2025 CA L1 3AKJGLDR1DSBR0535 OOS
84932165 Jun 11, 2025 US L1 3AKJGLDR1DSBR0535
81560389 May 7, 2024 CA L1 3AKJGLDR1DSBR0535

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