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Roadside Inspection 88547850

Roadside inspection on Jul 29, 2026 in California • Carrier: MONTALVO'S AUTO DISMANTLING - TRUCK RECYCLERS INC (USDOT 4005320) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88547850
Date:
Jul 29, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VISALIA AREA
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
48635U1 (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 41.

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 this carrier's typical
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.14 violations per inspection across 87 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 74,951 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at VISALIA AREA
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,163 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 615,797 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
14%
14 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
6 violations · 0 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
50 violations · 5 OOS · 3.57 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWDT3FHGD9540 CA 48635U1 FREIGHTLINER M2 2015 —

Violations Cited

6 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 —
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.30-B Battery - Not protected. 3 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
89085660 Sep 24, 2026 CA L1 VISALIA AREA 8 OOS
89063605 Sep 22, 2026 CA L2 FRESNO, CA 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86868190 Jan 21, 2026 CA L2 1FVACWDT3FHGD9540 OOS
84097708 Mar 11, 2025 CA L3 1FVACWDT3FHGD9540 —
81380731 Apr 16, 2024 CA L3 1FVACWDT3FHGD9540 —
81052271 Mar 6, 2024 CA L1 1FVACWDT3FHGD9540 —
81003009 Feb 29, 2024 CA L1 1FVACWDT3FHGD9540 —
80758330 Jan 29, 2024 CA L1 1FVACWDT3FHGD9540 OOS
80529298 Dec 30, 2023 CA L3 1FVACWDT3FHGD9540 —
80483810 Dec 26, 2023 CA L1 1FVACWDT3FHGD9540 OOS

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Recent activity at VISALIA AREA

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