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Roadside Inspection 89076776

Roadside inspection on Sep 23, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: KARLS TV & APPLIANCE INC (USDOT 475593) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89076776
Date:
Sep 23, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SIOUX CITY IA
Vehicle:
FORD E-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
JHF950 (IA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.91 violations per inspection across 54 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Iowa
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,956 Level 3 inspections in Iowa during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 631,464 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
54%
13 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
5
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
13 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (2 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.91 per inspection).

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDWE3FS8JDC21437 IA JHF950 FORD E-350 2018 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
89085707 Sep 24, 2026 WY L1 SHERIDAN/DIETZ POE 0 —
88678289 Aug 12, 2026 SD L3 — 1 —
88629069 Aug 6, 2026 SD L2 — 1 —
88627588 Aug 6, 2026 SD L1 — 0 —
88623799 Aug 5, 2026 SD L1 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82405338 Aug 13, 2024 IA L3 1FDWE3FS8JDC21437 —
80449514 Dec 19, 2023 IA L1 1FDWE3FS8JDC21437 —

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