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Roadside Inspection 89170696

Roadside inspection on Oct 3, 2026 in California • Carrier: COBALT EQUIPMENT INC (USDOT 1664269) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89170696
Date:
Oct 3, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SB SCALES NIMITZ
Vehicle:
FORD F-650 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
83535A2 (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 1.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 76,779 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SB SCALES NIMITZ
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 354 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 628,402 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 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 393.100C-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured against shifting., severity weight 1). (393.100C-C)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDNF6DE2HDB04308 CA 83535A2 FORD F-650 2017 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100C-C Cargo - Cargo not secured against shifting. 1 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
86472907 Dec 1, 2025 CA L1 1FDNF6DE2HDB04308 OOS
86464465 Dec 1, 2025 CA L1 1FDNF6DE2HDB04308 —

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