Roadside Inspection 88812043

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: AIRPORT SERVICE CORP (USDOT 609266) • Vehicle: FORD BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
5
71% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88812043
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NY
Vehicle:
FORD E-450 BUS
Plate:
OYB2838 (NJ)

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 19.

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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.20 violations per inspection across 696 prior records
vs Level 1 median in New Jersey
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,918 Level 1 inspections in New Jersey during 2026
vs typical at NY
7
Heavier than station median (2.5)
Median of 108 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 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
94%
329 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
28
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
47
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.09 per inspection
Prior 365 days
329
32 violations · 5 OOS · 0.10 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (4 violations across 47 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.20 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 BUS 1FDFE4FS0BDA29713 NJ OYB2838 FORD E-450 2011

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47D2-BLTHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Lining/pad thickness less than 1/16 inch. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.62-BEM Buses - Required emergency exit missing. 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.62-BEND Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does convey message) 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.83H Exhaust - Not securely fastened to the vehicle. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
88823443 Aug 27, 2026 NJ L1 NY 0
88823367 Aug 27, 2026 NJ L1 NY 0
88822823 Aug 27, 2026 NJ L1 NY 0
88813292 Aug 26, 2026 NJ L1 NY 2 OOS
88753071 Aug 20, 2026 NJ L1 0
88752589 Aug 20, 2026 NJ L1 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87811454 May 11, 2026 NJ L3 1FDFE4FS0BDA29713
87362045 Feb 28, 2026 NJ L3 1FDFE4FS0BDA29713
86835101 Jan 14, 2026 NY L2 1FDFE4FS0BDA29713
86243052 Nov 3, 2025 NJ L3 1FDFE4FS0BDA29713
85721174 Sep 8, 2025 NJ L3 1FDFE4FS0BDA29713
85468366 Aug 7, 2025 NJ L1 1FDFE4FS0BDA29713
84145196 Mar 15, 2025 NJ L2 1FDFE4FS0BDA29713 OOS
82791492 Sep 28, 2024 NJ L3 1FDFE4FS0BDA29713

Related records

Recent activity at NY

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
88823443 Aug 27, 2026 AIRPORT SERVICE CORP 0
88823367 Aug 27, 2026 AIRPORT SERVICE CORP 0
88822826 Aug 27, 2026 SPANISH TRANSPORTATION SERVICE CORP 0
88822823 Aug 27, 2026 AIRPORT SERVICE CORP 0
88822255 Aug 27, 2026 SPANISH TRANSPORTATION SERVICE CORP 0
88813292 Aug 26, 2026 AIRPORT SERVICE CORP 2 OOS