Roadside Inspection 86263039

Roadside inspection on Nov 6, 2025 in New Jersey • Carrier: MERCER COUNTY AUTO RECYCLING (USDOT 3746793) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86263039
Date:
Nov 6, 2025
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
XRMT15 (NJ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 34.

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 Level 1 median in New Jersey
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,785 Level 1 inspections in New Jersey during 2025
vs typical at HERBERTSVILLE INSPECTION AREA
7
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 129 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
7
6 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
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 393.205C-WR (Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken., severity weight 2). (393.205C-WR)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRMDJ8KG562403 NJ XRMT15 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
5500 2019

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.205C-WR Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 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
86156944 Oct 25, 2025 NJ L1 SPRINGFIELD REST AREA 9 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87365165 Feb 18, 2026 NJ L1 3C7WRMDJ8KG562403 OOS
81293466 Apr 6, 2024 NJ L3 3C7WRMDJ8KG562403
79320074 Aug 2, 2023 PA L3 3C7WRMDJ8KG562403
78761404 May 26, 2023 PA L1 3C7WRMDJ8KG562403 OOS

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