Roadside Inspection 87942634

Roadside inspection on May 23, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: AMERICAN CARS INC (USDOT 4556304) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87942634
Date:
May 23, 2026
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LEAVENWORTH COUNTY - 103
Carrier (USDOT):
AMERICAN CARS INC (4556304)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AH74253 (PA)

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 18.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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 Kansas
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,913 Level 2 inspections in Kansas during 2026

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 550,848 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EHXJN899510 PA AH74253 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5E0AU1742FG692401 MA 5620816 COTTRELL
Ticket: Cant
CX-5307 2015

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11A1-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing. 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
88164616 Jun 16, 2026 CA L3 DONNER PASS IF 8
88049215 Jun 3, 2026 FL L2 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84322401 Apr 5, 2025 LA L3 4V4NC9EHXJN899510
82238365 Jul 26, 2024 MT L1 4V4NC9EHXJN899510

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