Direct answers on out-of-service risk, CSA points, repair urgency, and next steps after a 393.205A wheel/rim defect citation.
Ranks #511 of 3,146 FMCSR codes by citation frequency • OOS rate of 71.9% is above the FMCSR-wide average of 33.3%.
Wheel/rim cracked or broken
Direct answers grounded in TruckCodex inspection data
Yes—very likely. Across our 13 million inspection records, 393.205A citations result in an out-of-service order 71.9% of the time. That's more than double the 31.4% average OOS rate across all FMCSR codes. If an inspector finds cracks, breaks, or missing components on your wheel or rim, expect your truck to be parked until the defect is fixed.
This violation carries a CSA severity weight of 7 points. The actual points added to your carrier's Safety Management Cycle depend on the month you received the citation and how many other violations you accumulated in the same month. One citation alone won't devastate your CSA score, but paired with other mechanical defects—which we see happen frequently—the impact compounds quickly.
Yes. Our inspection records show 393.205A has a 71.9% OOS rate, far higher than peer violations in the same maintenance category. For example, inoperable lamp violations (393.9) trigger OOS only 6.9% of the time, and windshield defects (393.78) just 0.3%. Wheel and rim damage is treated as critical because it directly affects braking and stability—inspectors and enforcement data treat it as a safety emergency.
You can submit a DataQs challenge if you believe the inspection record is factually wrong—for example, if the wheel was already replaced before the inspection, or the inspector misidentified your vehicle. DataQs challenges require documentation: repair receipts, photos, or maintenance logs with timestamps. Equipment defects are harder to dispute than paperwork issues, so focus your challenge on whether the cited condition actually existed at the time of inspection.
Texas leads by a large margin, with 438 citations in the last 180 days (66.9% OOS rate). New Mexico follows with 119 citations (84.9% OOS rate), and North Carolina third with 31 citations (74.2% OOS rate). Texas dominates in volume, but New Mexico and Iowa have slightly higher OOS conversion rates, suggesting stricter enforcement or more severe defects in those states.
Urgent. Over the last 90 days, we recorded 281 citations for wheel and rim defects, averaging about 3 per day. Monthly citation volume has stayed between 55 and 139 citations—trending high. More importantly, the 71.9% OOS rate means you can expect your truck to be out of commission until the wheel or rim is replaced or repaired. Delaying repair costs you revenue and adds risk to your CSA BASIC score if the violation clusters with other defects.
Both. Vehicle maintenance violations like 393.205A appear in both the driver's and carrier's Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) files. The violation affects your carrier's Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance BASICs, and it appears on your personal safety record if you're a credentialed driver. This is why fleet safety managers treat wheel and rim defects as a shared accountability issue—the citation impacts everyone in the chain.
Where 393.205A is most commonly cited (last 180 days)
Other violations commonly found on the same inspection (last 90 days)
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Vehicle recall campaigns, defect investigations, and consumer safety complaints (SCRS).
Cross-border carrier registry and Canadian recall campaigns where applicable.
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