Roadside Inspection 86607097

Roadside inspection on Oct 27, 2025 in California • Carrier: BAKERSFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2808857) • Vehicle: THOMAS BUILT 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 #:
86607097
Date:
Oct 27, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
THOMAS BUILT HDX SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
1509388 (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 7.

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 0.22 violations per inspection across 406 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)
79%
154 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
10
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
30
5 violations · 0 OOS · 0.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
154
34 violations · 3 OOS · 0.22 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 393.207A-SUBL (Suspension - U-bolt or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing., severity weight 7). (393.207A-SUBL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1T7Y84E28H1107223 CA 1509388 THOMAS BUILT HDX 2017

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207A-SUBL Suspension - U-bolt or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing. 7 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
86607286 Dec 10, 2025 CA L5 0
86607265 Dec 10, 2025 CA L5 0
86607264 Dec 10, 2025 CA L5 0
86607263 Dec 10, 2025 CA L5 0
86607262 Dec 10, 2025 CA L5 1 OOS
86607241 Dec 10, 2025 CA L5 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87305129 Mar 10, 2026 CA L5 1T7Y84E28H1107223
86607261 Nov 12, 2025 CA L5 1T7Y84E28H1107223
82994490 Oct 15, 2024 CA L5 1T7Y84E28H1107223
79948682 Oct 17, 2023 CA L5 1T7Y84E28H1107223

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