Establishment profile
SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC
2120 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TX, 77098
Operated by SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC · 1 of 33 establishments
441110 — New Car Dealers
Summary
SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 2 years of recorded history, with $4,356 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 33rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 102 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $4,356 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | $4,356 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Below average violations in NAICS 4411 within TX. Peer group: 102 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2024
Most frequent event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2024 | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-18 | Referral | 1 | — | $4,356 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC is one of 33 establishments rolled up under the parent organization SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC across all 33 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CAPITOL CHEVROLET INCMontgomery, AL — 1 federal enforcement record
- ONTARIO LOCOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SUPPLY INCNIAGARA FALLS, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
- ONTARIO CO LANDFILL & WEIGH STASTANLEY, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
- SONIC DEVELOPMENT CORPMahwah, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
- CAPITOL CHEVROLET, INC. DBA CAPITOL-GEOAUSTIN, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- CAPITOL CHEVROLET CADILLAC INCSalem, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
- ONTARIO LOCOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL RR SUPPLIES INC.NIAGARA FALLS, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
- CAPITOL CHEVROLET CO (WA)OLYMPIA, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ONTARIO CO LANDFILL & WEIGH STACANANDAIGUA, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
- CAPITOL CHEVROLET CADILLAC INCSALEM, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC locationsParent rollup
- New Car DealersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
- New Car Dealers in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC, which operates 33 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $4,356 in total penalties.
- How does SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- SONIC MOMENTUM VWA, LLC operates in the new car dealers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.7.