Roadside Inspection 88934429

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: FORTUNE COACH INC (USDOT 2800803) • Vehicle: VAN HOOL BUS

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88934429
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BETHLEHEM CITY PA
Carrier (USDOT):
FORTUNE COACH INC (2800803)
Operating authority:
MC937793
Vehicle:
VAN HOOL Tourist Coach BUS
Plate:
1AA46Z (MA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 6.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.93 violations per inspection across 81 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Pennsylvania
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,751 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026
vs typical at BETHLEHEM CITY PA
4
Heavier than station median (1.5)
Median of 42 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 431,349 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)
68%
34 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
2
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
5 violations · 2 OOS · 0.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
34
15 violations · 4 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 393.62-BEM (Buses - Required emergency exit missing., severity weight 1). (393.62-BEM)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS YE2TC13BX32044271 MA 1AA46Z VAN HOOL Tourist Coach 2003

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.62-BEM Buses - Required emergency exit missing. 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
390.21TB3-OPERBY Operating a CMV without the words "Operated By" when required. General/Admin

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
88919283 Sep 6, 2026 PA L3 BETHLEHEM CITY PA 1 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
88918740 Sep 6, 2026 PA L2 YE2TC13BX32044271
88266076 Jun 28, 2026 PA L2 YE2TC13BX32044271
88230850 Jun 24, 2026 PA L1 YE2TC13BX32044271
87986659 May 28, 2026 PA L2 YE2TC13BX32044271
87968983 May 27, 2026 PA L1 YE2TC13BX32044271
87722252 Apr 30, 2026 PA L2 YE2TC13BX32044271
87268790 Mar 10, 2026 PA L1 YE2TC13BX32044271
86622996 Dec 19, 2025 PA L3 YE2TC13BX32044271

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