Roadside Inspection 88998362

Roadside inspection on Sep 11, 2026 in California • Carrier: CAPISTRANO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2674079) • Vehicle: BLUE BIRD SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88998362
Date:
Sep 11, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MISSION VIEJO
Vehicle:
BLUE BIRD All American / All Canada SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
1542688 (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 4.

Compared to the median Level 5 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 0.29 violations per inspection across 586 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 28,067 Level 5 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at MISSION VIEJO
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 199 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 37,821 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 3.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
61%
88 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
12
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
25
16 violations · 1 OOS · 0.64 per inspection
Prior 365 days
88
60 violations · 7 OOS · 0.68 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.2× their typical violation rate (16 violations across 25 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.29 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1BABNB7A5LF357190 CA 1542688 BLUE BIRD All American / All Canada 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 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
88989912 Sep 14, 2026 CA L5 MISSION VIEJO 0
88998373 Sep 11, 2026 CA L5 MISSION VIEJO 0
88998370 Sep 11, 2026 CA L5 MISSION VIEJO 0
88998368 Sep 11, 2026 CA L5 MISSION VIEJO 0
88998367 Sep 11, 2026 CA L5 MISSION VIEJO 0
88998364 Sep 11, 2026 CA L5 MISSION VIEJO 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85843654 Sep 11, 2025 CA L5 1BABNB7A5LF357190
83139566 Nov 12, 2024 CA L5 1BABNB7A5LF357190
80747496 Jan 30, 2024 CA L5 1BABNB7A5LF357190

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