395.30 Violation: What It Means and How to Fix It
Data through September 24, 2026 · Last updated October 28, 2026 · By Chad Griffith, founder
Quick Answer
395.30 (ELD record submissions, edits, annotations, and data retention) was cited 16,240 times in roadside inspections of interstate for-hire carriers with 5 to 50 trucks from September 25, 2024 to September 24, 2026, and 0.1% of those citations put the driver or vehicle out of service. The most common version is 395.30B1-ELDDFR: HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information..
16,240
Citations on carriers with 5 to 50 trucks
0.1%
Out of service
51,516
All carriers, same period
What the rule says
A driver must review and certify each 24-hour ELD record as true and correct (49 CFR 395.30(b)).
When it puts you out of service
Not out of service here.
The codes on the inspection report
| Code | What the officer wrote | Severity weight | Citations, 5 to 50 trucks | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395.30B1-ELDDFR | “HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.” | 1 | 11,312 | 0.0% |
| 395.30B2-ELDDFC24 | “HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period.” | 1 | 3,441 | 0.1% |
| 395.30B1 | “Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD” | 1 | 1,377 | 1.1% |
| 395.30E-ELDMCCD | “HOS (ELD) - Motor carrier coerced a driver to make a false certification of the driver's data entries or record of duty status.” | 7 | 44 | 2.3% |
| 395.30C | “Failing to follow the prompts from the ELD when editing/adding missing information” | 1 | 36 | 0.0% |
| 395.30B4-ELDDFCE | “HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to recertify the record after edits are made” | 1 | 30 | 0.0% |
How it scores (violation points)
How it scores: in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System each violation counts its severity weight, plus 2 if it put the driver or vehicle out of service, times 3 in its first 6 months, 2 from 6 to 12 months, and 1 from 12 to 24 months. FMCSA has approved a simpler scale that is not live yet.
How to fix it
- Have the driver certify every open day in the ELD now, and at the end of every shift from here on.
Stop it happening again
- Check uncertified days in the ELD portal each week.
Challenging it in DataQs
Use DataQs (dataqs.fmcsa.dot.gov) only when the report is wrong: the wrong carrier or vehicle, a violation that did not happen, or a citation a court dismissed without a fine or found you not guilty of, which removes it from the Safety Measurement System; a conviction of a different charge lowers its weight to 1 (FMCSA adjudicated citations policy). Fixing the defect afterward is not a reason to remove it; keep the repair record instead.
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About these numbers
Counts are violations cited in roadside inspections used in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System from September 25, 2024 to September 24, 2026 (dataset 8mt8-2mdr on data.transportation.gov, October 2026 run). Carriers with 5 to 50 trucks means 66,936 active interstate for-hire carriers with 5 to 50 power units and more trucks than buses, based in the 50 states or DC, from FMCSA's census file. This is FileFlo's reading of public FMCSA data, not an FMCSA rating. Severity weights are the current SMS weights.