Roadside Inspection 88765311

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2026 in US • Carrier: JOSE RAFAEL HERNANDEZ MERCADO (USDOT 3279625) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
2
29% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88765311
Date:
Aug 20, 2026
State:
US
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NOGALES AZ
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
14ES4Z (MX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 26.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
7
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 10.92 violations per inspection across 120 prior records
vs Level 1 median in US
7
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 32,995 Level 1 inspections in US during 2026
vs typical at NOGALES AZ
7
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 4,229 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
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
5%
43 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
6
24 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
55 violations · 2 OOS · 5.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
43
357 violations · 19 OOS · 8.30 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (55 violations across 11 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 10.92 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-STCB (Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly (including spring leaves used as a suspension connecting rod) or any part used for attaching the same to the vehicle frame or axle is cracked, loose, broken or missing., severity weight 7). (393.207A-STCB)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9GH27N467029 MX 14ES4Z VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532B5GL894147 ME 5333865 WABASH VANS Refrigerated Van 2016

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207A-STCB Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly (including spring leaves used as a suspension connecting rod) or any part used for attaching the same to the vehicle frame or axle is cracked, loose, broken or missing. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 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
396.3A1-F Fuel - Dripping leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
387.303B4I Carrier - Foreign domiciled motor carrier permit/require a driver to operate a CMV with no copy of certificate of registration. General/Admin

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
88796258 Aug 24, 2026 AZ L1 NOGALES AZ 17 OOS
88704971 Aug 13, 2026 AZ L1 4 OOS
88704658 Aug 13, 2026 AZ L2 6
88685132 Aug 11, 2026 AZ L3 2
88645368 Aug 5, 2026 US L3 1
88578964 Jul 30, 2026 US L3 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88796258 Aug 24, 2026 AZ L1 4V4NC9GH27N467029 OOS
88236166 Jun 23, 2026 AZ L3 4V4NC9GH27N467029
88176168 Jun 16, 2026 AZ L3 4V4NC9GH27N467029
88048741 Jun 3, 2026 AZ L1 4V4NC9GH27N467029
87473284 Mar 31, 2026 AZ L3 4V4NC9GH27N467029
86962386 Feb 3, 2026 AZ L1 4V4NC9GH27N467029 OOS
86871097 Jan 21, 2026 AZ L1 4V4NC9GH27N467029 OOS
86828679 Jan 17, 2026 US L3 4V4NC9GH27N467029

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