Roadside Inspection 88968006

Roadside inspection on Sep 11, 2026 in US • Carrier: EL EXPRESO GROUP LLC (USDOT 2334111) • Vehicle: PREVOST MOTOR COACH

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88968006
Date:
Sep 11, 2026
State:
US
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HIDALGO TX
Operating authority:
MC463171
Vehicle:
PREVOST H3 Passenger Coach MOTOR COACH
Plate:
K223672 (TX)

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 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
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.21 violations per inspection across 991 prior records
vs Level 1 median in US
1
Cleaner than median (3)
Median of 34,719 Level 1 inspections in US during 2026
vs typical at HIDALGO TX
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 536 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
1
Same as 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)
91%
429 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
36
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
100
15 violations · 6 OOS · 0.15 per inspection
Prior 365 days
429
46 violations · 10 OOS · 0.11 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 393.209D-STBSP (Steering - Ball and socket joint has movement greater than 1/8 inch measured with hand pressure., severity weight 6). (393.209D-STBSP)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 MOTOR COACH 2PCH33497KC720671 TX K223672 PREVOST H3 Passenger Coach 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209D-STBSP Steering - Ball and socket joint has movement greater than 1/8 inch measured with hand pressure. 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
88968919 Sep 11, 2026 US L3 BROWNSVILLE TX 0
88968904 Sep 11, 2026 US L3 BROWNSVILLE TX 0
88967766 Sep 11, 2026 US L3 BROWNSVILLE TX 0
88961020 Sep 10, 2026 US L3 BROWNSVILLE TX 0
88961008 Sep 10, 2026 US L3 BROWNSVILLE TX 0
88960859 Sep 10, 2026 US L1 HIDALGO TX 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88348105 Jul 8, 2026 US L1 2PCH33497KC720671 OOS
87300211 Mar 12, 2026 US L1 2PCH33497KC720671
86177255 Oct 29, 2025 US L1 2PCH33497KC720671
83284834 Dec 2, 2024 US L2 2PCH33497KC720671 OOS
82762534 Sep 25, 2024 US L2 2PCH33497KC720671
78976458 Jun 26, 2023 US L1 2PCH33497KC720671

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Recent activity at HIDALGO TX

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88960859 Sep 10, 2026 EL EXPRESO GROUP LLC 0
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88948382 Sep 9, 2026 AUTOBUSES EJECUTIVOS LLC 0
88943379 Sep 9, 2026 EL EXPRESO GROUP LLC 1 OOS