Roadside Inspection 88789902

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2026 in California • Carrier: BAINS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 3470826) • Vehicle: MERCEDES-BENZ STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 88789902
Date:: Aug 24, 2026
State:: California
Level:: Level I — North American Standard
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 1
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Carrier (USDOT):: BAINS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC (3470826)
Vehicle:: MERCEDES-BENZ Sprinter STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:: Merz
Plate:: 31661K4 (CA)
VIN:: W1Y4NCVY3ST209748

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical

Cleaner than carrier average

Carrier averages 0.70 violations per inspection across 87 prior records

vs Level 1 median in California

Cleaner than median (1)

Median of 99,998 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026

vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF

On par with station median (0)

Median of 17,963 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

1 fewer than the median (1)

Compared to 412,922 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

38%

29 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 violations · 1 OOS

Prior 90 days

13 violations · 1 OOS · 1.30 per inspection

Prior 365 days

33 violations · 4 OOS · 1.14 per inspection

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	STRAIGHT TRUCK	W1Y4NCVY3ST209748	CA 31661K4	MERCEDES-BENZ Ticket: Merz	Sprinter	2025	—

No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
88599528	Aug 3, 2026	CA	L5	YUBA-SUTTER AREA	2	—
88599526	Aug 3, 2026	CA	L5	YUBA-SUTTER AREA	1	—
88599372	Aug 3, 2026	CA	L5	YUBA-SUTTER AREA	1	—
88599362	Aug 3, 2026	CA	L5	YUBA-SUTTER AREA	4	OOS
88531650	Jul 27, 2026	CA	L1	CORDELIA IF	2	—