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Roadside Inspection 89124576

Roadside inspection on Sep 29, 2026 in Connecticut • Carrier: N & F TOWING LLC (USDOT 4476677) • Vehicle: RAM 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 #:
89124576
Date:
Sep 29, 2026
State:
Connecticut
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DANBURY
Carrier (USDOT):
N & F TOWING LLC (4476677)
Operating authority:
MC1767519
Vehicle:
RAM 4500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
VCX9537 (PA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 20.

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 Level 1 median in Connecticut
5
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 2,799 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2026
vs typical at DANBURY
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 291 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 456,766 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
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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C7WRKDL2DG531513 PA VCX9537 RAM 4500 2013 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4B9CB5G2XT2149410 PA XSD0388 BUCKEYE
Ticket: Bucn
Buckeye 2026 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.11A1-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp missing. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.40A-B Brake - Inadequate braking system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11A1-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88111478 Jun 11, 2026 PA L2 3C7WRKDL2DG531513 —
88111478 Jun 11, 2026 PA L2 4B9CB5G2XT2149410 —
80330282 Dec 7, 2023 WV L2 3C7WRKDL2DG531513 —

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