Roadside Inspection 88919283

Roadside inspection on Sep 6, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: FORTUNE COACH INC (USDOT 2800803) • Vehicle: VAN HOOL BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88919283
Date:
Sep 6, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BETHLEHEM CITY PA
Carrier (USDOT):
FORTUNE COACH INC (2800803)
Operating authority:
MC937793
Vehicle:
VAN HOOL Tourist Coach BUS
Plate:
1AC51X (MA)

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 6.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.94 violations per inspection across 79 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Pennsylvania
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 31,406 Level 3 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026
vs typical at BETHLEHEM CITY PA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 35 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 594,945 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
69%
32 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
6
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
32
14 violations · 3 OOS · 0.44 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS YE2TC12BX32044594 MA 1AC51X VAN HOOL Tourist Coach 2003

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 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
88934429 Sep 8, 2026 PA L1 BETHLEHEM CITY PA 4 OOS
88918740 Sep 6, 2026 PA L2 BETHLEHEM CITY PA 0
88583247 Aug 1, 2026 NJ L3 METLIFE 0
88543515 Jul 29, 2026 NJ L3 PISCATAWAY SCALE 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88543515 Jul 29, 2026 NJ L3 YE2TC12BX32044594
87881916 May 17, 2026 PA L2 YE2TC12BX32044594
87617483 Apr 19, 2026 PA L2 YE2TC12BX32044594
87269288 Mar 10, 2026 PA L1 YE2TC12BX32044594
85387605 Jul 31, 2025 PA L3 YE2TC12BX32044594
84820996 May 28, 2025 PA L3 YE2TC12BX32044594
84288475 Mar 26, 2025 US L1 YE2TC12BX32044594
82993188 Oct 22, 2024 PA L1 YE2TC12BX32044594

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Recent activity at BETHLEHEM CITY PA

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88934431 Sep 8, 2026 A & W TOURS INC 1
88934430 Sep 8, 2026 YH TRAVELS INC 2
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88933941 Sep 8, 2026 ROSSNAGLES SERVICE CENTER INC 1