Roadside Inspection 86315908

Roadside inspection on Nov 11, 2025 in Wisconsin • Carrier: BADGER HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING INC (USDOT 1592337) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86315908
Date:
Nov 11, 2025
State:
Wisconsin
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MERCER WI
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
FB37899 (WI)

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 16.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 2 median in Wisconsin
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 16,369 Level 2 inspections in Wisconsin during 2025
vs typical at MERCER WI
4
On par with station median (4)
Median of 52 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 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 393.51B-BFWS (Hydraulic Brake failure warning system defective, or activated while engine is running, severity weight 4). (393.51B-BFWS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRNCL4EG241584 WI FB37899 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
5500 2014

Violations Cited

4 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
393.51B-BFWS Hydraulic Brake failure warning system defective, or activated while engine is running 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
390.19B2-BIENNIAL Motor Carrier failed to file biennial FMCSA registration update as required. General/Admin

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

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