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Roadside Inspection 89137152

Roadside inspection on Sep 28, 2026 in California • Carrier: MENDOZA TRANS INC (USDOT 3192552) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89137152
Date:
Sep 28, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Carrier (USDOT):
MENDOZA TRANS INC (3192552)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9H31960 (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 26.

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 2.22 violations per inspection across 138 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 111,409 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 17,778 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 462,796 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)
40%
45 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
3
25 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
34 violations · 0 OOS · 3.78 per inspection
Prior 365 days
45
130 violations · 8 OOS · 2.89 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUBGLDR1HLJG4306 CA 9H31960 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2017 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 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
89156647 Oct 1, 2026 CA L2 CASTAIC IF 1 —
89106615 Sep 24, 2026 CA L3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0 —
89054779 Sep 21, 2026 CA L2 BAKERSFIELD AREA 24 —
88925854 Sep 7, 2026 CA L3 BAKERSFIELD AREA 1 —
88815306 Aug 25, 2026 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 1 —
88794042 Aug 25, 2026 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89054779 Sep 21, 2026 CA L2 1FUBGLDR1HLJG4306 —
88444547 Jul 17, 2026 CA L3 1FUBGLDR1HLJG4306 —
87866566 May 14, 2026 CA L1 1FUBGLDR1HLJG4306 —
87411845 Mar 26, 2026 CA L1 1FUBGLDR1HLJG4306 —
86237750 Nov 4, 2025 CA L2 1FUBGLDR1HLJG4306 OOS
85147063 Jul 5, 2025 CA L2 1FUBGLDR1HLJG4306 —
83813080 Feb 7, 2025 CA L2 1FUBGLDR1HLJG4306 —
83078619 Nov 1, 2024 CA L2 1FUBGLDR1HLJG4306 OOS

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