Roadside Inspection 86449657

Roadside inspection on Nov 24, 2025 in California • Carrier: ROMUALDO SUAREZ VITAL (USDOT 2164137) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
11
OOS Violations
1
9% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86449657
Date:
Nov 24, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
11
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OTAY MESA IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G08512 (CA)

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 35.

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
11
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.26 violations per inspection across 23 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
11
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 175,608 Level 1 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at OTAY MESA IF
11
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 16,309 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
11
10 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)
11%
9 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
4 violations · 1 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
32 violations · 2 OOS · 3.56 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-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDR6ASAR9645 CA 9G08512 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2010
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W55L884699 CA 4SB4451 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2005

Violations Cited

11 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
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201A-FRCLS Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.83E Exhaust - System discharging from a truck or truck-tractor at a location other than at the rear of the cab. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
86820757 Jan 15, 2026 CA L2 SAN ONOFRE IF 0
86720828 Jan 4, 2026 CA L2 SAN ONOFRE IF 3
86717693 Jan 2, 2026 CA L3 OTAY MESA IF 0
86675275 Dec 15, 2025 US L3 SAN DIEGO CA 0
86318615 Nov 14, 2025 US L3 SAN DIEGO CA 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88224121 Jun 23, 2026 CA L2 1FUJGLDR6ASAR9645 OOS
86820757 Jan 15, 2026 CA L2 1JJV532W55L884699
86820757 Jan 15, 2026 CA L2 1FUJGLDR6ASAR9645
86720828 Jan 4, 2026 CA L2 1FUJGLDR6ASAR9645
86720828 Jan 4, 2026 CA L2 1JJV532W55L884699
86717693 Jan 2, 2026 CA L3 1JJV532W55L884699
86717693 Jan 2, 2026 CA L3 1FUJGLDR6ASAR9645
86675275 Dec 15, 2025 US L3 1FUJGLDR6ASAR9645

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