Roadside Inspection 88840781

Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2026 in California • Carrier: MALHI BROS TRANS INC (USDOT 2869719) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88840781
Date:
Aug 28, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CASTAIC IF
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP94920 (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 12.

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
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 100,474 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CASTAIC IF
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 13,562 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 414,924 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X3MJ465973 CA XP94920 KENWORTH T680 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2533P2659026 CA 4UT4169 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 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-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
88841085 Aug 28, 2026 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88841085 Aug 28, 2026 CA L1 1UYVS2533P2659026
88841085 Aug 28, 2026 CA L1 1XKYD49X3MJ465973
82944130 Oct 16, 2024 UT L3 1XKYD49X3MJ465973
82944130 Oct 16, 2024 UT L3 1UYVS2533P2659026
81760599 May 29, 2024 CA L1 1UYVS2533P2659026
79959892 Oct 3, 2023 CA L1 1UYVS2533P2659026
79213200 Jul 19, 2023 CA L1 1XKYD49X3MJ465973 OOS
79101185 Jul 7, 2023 UT L3 1XKYD49X3MJ465973

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