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Roadside Inspection 89078258

Roadside inspection on Sep 22, 2026 in California • Carrier: NARWAL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3675238) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89078258
Date:
Sep 22, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MT. PASS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
NARWAL EXPRESS INC (3675238)
Operating authority:
MC1276019
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT62F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP96516 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.89 violations per inspection across 124 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 109,826 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at MT. PASS IF
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,982 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 454,621 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)
55%
85 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
20
14 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
40
46 violations · 9 OOS · 1.15 per inspection
Prior 365 days
85
86 violations · 14 OOS · 1.01 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR7SN874462 CA ZP96516 INTERNATIONAL LT62F 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A5320RSB41273 CA CW87B31 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2024 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period. 1 Hours of Service —

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
89098352 Sep 25, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 2 —
89106190 Sep 23, 2026 CA L3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0 —
89075488 Sep 22, 2026 CA L1 MT. PASS IF 0 —
89040780 Sep 19, 2026 OR L1 HUBBARD OR 1 —
89032748 Sep 17, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 1 OOS
89026917 Sep 15, 2026 UT L3 GRANTSVILLE UT 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89075488 Sep 22, 2026 CA L1 1DW1A5320RSB41273 —
89075488 Sep 22, 2026 CA L1 3HSDZAPR7SN874462 —
88560447 Jul 29, 2026 WA L3 3HSDZAPR7SN874462 —
88419975 Jul 15, 2026 OR L3 3HSDZAPR7SN874462 —
87716177 Apr 28, 2026 CA L2 3HSDZAPR7SN874462 —

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