Roadside Inspection 86237088

Roadside inspection on Nov 4, 2025 in California • Carrier: THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF ORANGE (USDOT 2773091) • Vehicle: BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86237088
Date:
Nov 4, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SANTA MARGARITA
Vehicle:
BLUE BIRD TC2000 SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
5RSU481 (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 4.

Compared to the median Level 5 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
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.28 violations per inspection across 18 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 64,641 Level 5 inspections in California during 2025

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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
71%
7 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
7
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.29 per inspection
Prior 365 days
7
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.29 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 396.3A1-BALAC (Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber, severity weight 4). (396.3A1-BALAC)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1BAANBXA0YF087787 CA 5RSU481 BLUE BIRD TC2000 2000

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
86111219 Oct 8, 2025 CA L5 RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA 0
86111218 Oct 8, 2025 CA L5 RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA 0
86111217 Oct 8, 2025 CA L5 RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA 0
86111179 Oct 8, 2025 CA L5 RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA 0
85995954 Oct 7, 2025 CA L5 RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA 1
85995953 Oct 7, 2025 CA L5 RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82981596 Oct 16, 2024 CA L5 1BAANBXA0YF087787
82850562 Oct 3, 2024 CA L5 1BAANBXA0YF087787 OOS
79612989 Sep 5, 2023 CA L5 1BAANBXA0YF087787

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