Tires Second Most Common Roadcheck Violation
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) recently released the results of its 72-hour International Roadcheck inspection and data-gathering campaign.
Inspectors found 2,899 tire-related out-of-service vehicle violations, which was the second most-cited out-of-service vehicle violation after brake systems. These tire violations accounted for 21.4% of all vehicle out-of-service violations and consisted of flat tires, poor tread depth, major cuts exposing cord ply and other damages that violated safety standards on the road.
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) roadside inspection violation data for 2025 found that “tires — all others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure” was the fourth most-issued infraction, “accounting for 65,184 vehicle violations nationwide."
Most vehicles (81.6%) and drivers (94.1%) inspected didn’t have any out-of-service violations. However, inspectors issued “13,553 (overall) vehicle, 3,317 driver and 177 hazardous materials/dangerous goods (HM/DG) out-of-service violations, and placed 10,148 commercial motor vehicles and 3,342 drivers out of service.”
“The vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.1% and the driver out-of-service rate was 5.9%,” CVSA’s report found. This means those drivers and vehicles were restricted from traveling further until all out-of-service violations were corrected.
As part of the North American Standard Inspection process, International Roadcheck’s focus this year for its vehicle violation category was tires and the driver focus was “false records of duty status (RODS).”
The report also found that 10% (332) of all driver out-of-service infractions were for false logs, or RODS, a serious violation that hides the hours a driver has been driving or on duty.
More information on the top violations for vehicles, drivers and hazardous materials across the U.S., Canada and Mexico can be found here: CVSA Releases 2025 International Roadcheck Results - CVSA – Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.