Roadside Inspection 88802160

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in California • Carrier: SAMUEL D BROWN (USDOT 2035880) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88802160
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LITTLE RIVER SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
SAMUEL D BROWN (2035880)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 385 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
6X11984 (CA)

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 9.

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 Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 98,896 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at LITTLE RIVER SCALES
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 514 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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
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 393.47B-BMBCAD-SA (Air Disc Brake - Mismatched brake chamber sizes on a steering axle., severity weight 4). (393.47B-BMBCAD-SA)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NPGLB9X63D593967 CA 6X11984 PETERBILT 385 2003

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47B-BMBCAD-SA Air Disc Brake - Mismatched brake chamber sizes on a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 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
88547976 Jul 29, 2026 CA L2 LITTLE RIVER SCALES 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88547976 Jul 29, 2026 CA L2 1NPGLB9X63D593967

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