Roadside Inspection 89257462
Roadside inspection on Oct 12, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: CUSTOM LIGHTING SERVICES LLC (USDOT 897989) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 89257462
- Date:
- Oct 12, 2026
- State:
- Kansas
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 11
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- TOPEKA KS
- Carrier (USDOT):
- CUSTOM LIGHTING SERVICES LLC (897989)
- Vehicle:
- FORD F-250 STRAIGHT TRUCK
- Plate:
- 33H7MF (MO)
- VIN:
- 1FT7W2BT8SED85409
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 46.
Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.
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This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 3.3× their typical violation rate (28 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.42 per inspection).
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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 1FT7W2BT8SED85409 | MO 33H7MF | FORD | F-250 | 2025 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 5JW2U2029N3367277 | IN PH22313 |
SURE-TRAC
Ticket: Unknown
|
Sure-Trac Trailers | 2022 | — |
Violations Cited
11 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.9A-LRLI | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LSLIWR | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.9A-LTSI | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.9A-LTSI | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.43D-B | Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.48A-BIHE | Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.48A-BIHE | Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.48A-BIHE | Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.48A-BIHE | Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LIL | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. | 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.
Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)
Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | Location | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89011422 | Sep 15, 2026 | MO | L2 | ST. LOUIS MO | 1 | — |
| 88890187 | Sep 1, 2026 | KS | L1 | LEBO KS | 0 | — |
| 88877883 | Sep 1, 2026 | OR | L1 | SUBLIMITY OR | 0 | — |
| 88813265 | Aug 26, 2026 | MO | L1 | PLATTE CITY MO | 7 | OOS |
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