Brake Safety Week 2025 results: almost 85% of commercial vehicles had no violations

Brake Safety Week 2025 results

Although the majority of vehicles passed inspection, the remaining 15.1% were cited for brake-related violations that resulted in the vehicles being placed out of service.

According to data shared by the CVSA regarding Brake Safety Week results, the breakdown by country is as follows:

• United States: 13,700 inspections, with 2,035 (14.9%) brake-related violations that resulted in vehicles being placed out of service.
• Canada: 1,459 inspections, with 260 (17.8%) brake-related violations that led to out-of-service designations.
• Mexico: 16 inspections, with 1 (6.3%) brake-related violation that led to an out-of-service designation.

The most commonly cited reason a vehicle was placed out of service, according to the CVSA, was that 20% or more of the vehicle’s (or vehicle combination’s) service brakes were inoperative. The other most frequently found violations were:

1. 20% brake violations – 1,199
2. Other brake-related violations – 375
3. Brake hoses/tubing – 306
4. Steering axle violations – 199
5. Air loss rate – 100

Inspectors also reported data on drum and rotor-related violations, which were the focus of this year’s Brake Safety initiative.

Additionally, fifteen U.S. states equipped with Performance-Based Brake Testers (PBBT) conducted 528 inspections using their PBBTs. According to the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and the CVSA North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria, a vehicle combination must have a minimum brake efficiency rating of 43.5% to pass a PBBT inspection.

• 4.7% of the inspected vehicles did not meet the minimum required brake efficiency rate.
• 503 vehicles passed the PBBT inspection.