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Roadside Inspection 89463503

Roadside inspection on Nov 5, 2026 in California • Carrier: FIRST STUDENT INC (USDOT 354406) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89463503
Date:
Nov 5, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SR-14 PIT SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
FIRST STUDENT INC (354406)
Operating authority:
MC191534
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Express SCHOOL BUS
Ticket make:
Thomas
Plate:
8BDF717 (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 14.

Compared to the median Level 5 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.28 violations per inspection across 17,676 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 32,322 Level 5 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SR-14 PIT SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,559 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 43,975 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 3.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
83%
3334 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
197
49 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
569
177 violations · 21 OOS · 0.31 per inspection
Prior 365 days
3334
853 violations · 93 OOS · 0.26 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 SCHOOL BUS 1GB3GSBG0H1151557 CA 8BDF717 CHEVROLET
Ticket: Thomas
Express 2017 —

Violations Cited

2 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-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 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
89463639 Nov 5, 2026 CA L5 SR-14 PIT SCALES 1 —
89463638 Nov 5, 2026 CA L5 SR-14 PIT SCALES 1 —
89463573 Nov 5, 2026 CA L5 SR-14 PIT SCALES 0 —
89463505 Nov 5, 2026 CA L5 SR-14 PIT SCALES 0 —
89463504 Nov 5, 2026 CA L5 SR-14 PIT SCALES 0 —
89463490 Nov 5, 2026 CA L5 SR-14 PIT SCALES 0 —

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