Roadside Inspection 88794121

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in California • Carrier: ACADEMY STARS LLC (USDOT 4391854) • Vehicle: BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88794121
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SR-14 PIT SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
ACADEMY STARS LLC (4391854)
Vehicle:
BLUE BIRD TC2000 SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
8YUF453 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 5 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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 0.09 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,852 Level 5 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SR-14 PIT SCALES
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,230 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

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 34,918 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 3.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
100%
6 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
3
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1BAANBMA2WF079935 CA 8YUF453 BLUE BIRD TC2000 1998

Violations Cited

1 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

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
88794119 Aug 25, 2026 CA L5 SR-14 PIT SCALES 0
88794118 Aug 25, 2026 CA L5 SR-14 PIT SCALES 1
88793871 Aug 25, 2026 CA L5 SR-14 PIT SCALES 0
88793860 Aug 25, 2026 CA L5 SR-14 PIT SCALES 1
88604235 Aug 4, 2026 CA L5 SR-14 PIT SCALES 0
88604189 Aug 4, 2026 CA L5 SR-14 PIT SCALES 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86375447 Nov 19, 2025 CA L5 1BAANBMA2WF079935
85402125 Aug 1, 2025 CA L5 1BAANBMA2WF079935
81798529 May 30, 2024 CA L5 1BAANBMA2WF079935
80581951 Jan 3, 2024 CA L5 1BAANBMA2WF079935
78511462 May 2, 2023 CA L5 1BAANBMA2WF079935

Related records

Recent activity at SR-14 PIT SCALES

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
88794119 Aug 25, 2026 ACADEMY STARS LLC 0
88794118 Aug 25, 2026 ACADEMY STARS LLC 1
88793871 Aug 25, 2026 ACADEMY STARS LLC 0
88793860 Aug 25, 2026 ACADEMY STARS LLC 1
88781476 Aug 24, 2026 C & M TOPSOIL INC 3
88780940 Aug 24, 2026 CARROLL'S LLC 0