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Roadside Inspection 89309688

Roadside inspection on Oct 19, 2026 in California • Carrier: CASTRO TOWING LLC (USDOT 3868431) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89309688
Date:
Oct 19, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BAKERSFIELD AREA
Carrier (USDOT):
CASTRO TOWING LLC (3868431)
Operating authority:
MC1415518
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
53667W3 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.41 violations per inspection across 98 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 117,448 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at BAKERSFIELD AREA
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 1,515 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 494,737 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
74%
35 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
35
19 violations · 4 OOS · 0.54 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWFC1RHVC5096 CA 53667W3 FREIGHTLINER M2 2024 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 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
89309748 Oct 19, 2026 CA L1 BAKERSFIELD AREA 4 OOS
89309722 Oct 19, 2026 CA L1 BAKERSFIELD AREA 0 —
89309700 Oct 19, 2026 CA L1 BAKERSFIELD AREA 0 —
89309686 Oct 19, 2026 CA L1 BAKERSFIELD AREA 0 —
89309671 Oct 19, 2026 CA L1 BAKERSFIELD AREA 0 —
89309661 Oct 19, 2026 CA L1 BAKERSFIELD AREA 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86161925 Oct 27, 2025 CA L1 1FVACWFC1RHVC5096 —
82970410 Oct 21, 2024 CA L1 1FVACWFC1RHVC5096 —
82159088 Jul 18, 2024 CA L1 1FVACWFC1RHVC5096 —
81732776 May 25, 2024 CA L3 1FVACWFC1RHVC5096 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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